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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N umber of Homeworkers'Premises inspected during the year | 620 | |
Number of Notices served | 90 | |
Dirty yards | 2 | 14 |
Dirty and defective walls and ceilings | 188 | 287 |
„ „ floors | 14 | 12 |
Defective guttering | 18 | 28 |
„ water fittings | 16 | 20 |
,, yard paying | 28 | 30 |
„ roofs | 20 | 22 |
,, water-closet pans | 2 | 5 |
„ windows and sash lines | 17 | 22 |
„ water fittings | 9 | 6 |
„ drains | 2 | 1 |
„ doors | 2 | 10 |
„ stairs and handrails | 12 | 16 |
„ sink waste | 4 | 8 |
„ external brickwork | 2 | |
„ coppers | — | 6 |
Choked drains | 2 | 10 |
Workrooms overcrowded | 10 | |
No dust receptacle | 14 | 25 |
Floors undrained | 3 | – |
Unsuitable water-closet accommodation | 13 | |
Insufficient ventilation | 3 | |
No separate accommodation | 2 | |
No Abstract Exhibited | 25 | — |
408 | 522 |