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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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81
Brought forward 5,608
Water Supply Provided 148
Yard Paving—
Cleansed 7
Repaired 1,093
New provided 57
Defects Remedied in—
Roofs 1,783
Floors 982
Staircases 276
Windows 493
Doors 305
Fireplaces 337
Walls and Ceilings 4,634
Cesspools—
Cleansed 2
Repaired 2
Ditches, Urinals, &c.—
Cleansed 3
Animals Improperly Kept 37
Offensive Accumulations 140
Cleanse Yards 58
Overcrowding 87
Smoke Nuisance 43
Dung Pits—
New provided 5
Dust Receptacles Provided 857
Rooms Disinfected 2,668
Other Nuisances 875
Total 20,500
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