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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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81
Brought forward 6,671
Water Supply Provided 293
Yard Paving—
Repaired 1,375
New provided 122
Defects Remedied in—
Roofs 1,738
Floors 915
Staircases 314
Windows 476
Doors 338
Fireplaces 478
Walls and Ceilings 4,437
Ditches, Urinals, &c.—
Cleansed 7
Animals Improperly Kept 28
Offensive Accumulations 157
Cleanse Yards 44
Overcrowding 63
Smoke Nuisance 73
Oipsy Removed 1
Dung Pits—
Repaired 5
New provided 15
Dust Receptacles Provided 1,132
Rooms Disinfected 1,983
Other Nuisances 978
Total 21,643
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