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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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93
Brought forward 6,541
Yard Paving—
.Repaired 1,368
New provided 106
Defects Remedied in—
Roofs 1,907
Floors 981
Staircases 290
Windows 424
Doors 326
Fireplaces 335
Walls and Ceilings 4,890
Earth Closets or Privies—
New provided 1
Pail Closet Cleansed 4
Cesspools—
Cleansed 3
Abolished 1
Ditches, Urinals, &c.—
Cleansed 9
Repaired 2
Animals Improperly Kept 39
Piggeries Cleansed 4
Offensive Accumulations 180
Cleanse Yards 58
Overcrowding 99
Smoke Nuisance 40
Gipsies Removed 2
Dung Pits—
New provided 7
Dust Receptacles Provided 1,012
Rooms Disinfected 2,490
Other Nuisances 1,043
Total 22,162