London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
West Ham 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Brought forward | 8,567 |
| Defects Remedied in— | |
| Hoofs | 1,590 |
| Floors | 917 |
| Staircases | 217 |
| Windows | 313 |
| Doors | 146 |
| Fireplaces | 291 |
| Walls and Ceilings | 3,981 |
| Cesspools— | |
| Cleansed | 1 |
| Provided Cover | 1 |
| Abolished | 2 |
| Ditches, Urinals,&c.— | |
| Cleansed | 6 |
| Repaired | 2 |
| Animals Improperly Kept | 48 |
| Offensive Accumulations | 112 |
| Overcrowding | 72 |
| Smoke Nuisance | 42 |
| Gipsies Removed | 1 |
| Dust Receptacles Provided | 803 |
| Rooms Disinfected | 2,436 |
| Premises Unfit for Human Habitation | 7 |
| Other Nuisances | 907 |
| Total | 20,462 |