Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 |