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 London, City of]
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No. IX.—
| Quarters Ending. | Number of Houses Inspected. | Number of Houses requiring Amendment. | Total Number of Orders issued for Sanitary Improvement. | PARTICULARS OF THE ORDERS ISSUED. | Number of Ships Inspected. | Number of Orders issued for Improvement of Ships. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Cleansing and Lime-whiting Rooms. | For Erecting and Bepairing Dustbins. | For Paving Cellars and Yards. | For Amending 'he Water Supply. | For Rem-ving Cesspools. | For Amending Sinks and Drams. | For Removing Waste-Wafer. | For Cleansing and Repairing Privies. | For Improving the Ventilation. | For Abating Fmoke. | For Removing Animals Improperly Kept. | Sundry other Sanitary Orders. | ||||||
| December, 1870 | 5,222 | 258 | 421 | 204 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 60 | 22 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 42S | 14 |
| Average | 5,031 | 564 | S40 | 393 | 21 | 32 | 81 | 4 | 94 | 15 | 108 | 0 | 4 | 2 | so | 476 | 22 |
| March, 1871 | 5,907 | 451 | 706 | 313 | 5 | 15 | 69 | 0 | 70 | 19 | 178 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 429 | 11 |
| Average | 6,337 | S37 | 1,202 | 645 | 23 | 63 | 99 | 0 | 117 | 24 | 197 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 50 | 520 | 19 |
| June, 1871 | 2,926 | 315 | 370 | 200 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 64 | 17 | 56 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 478 | 2 | |
| Average | 5,855 | 1,170 | 1,955 | 1,335 | 21 | 32 | 93 | 0 | 85 | 19 | 284 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 523 | 12 |
| September, 1871 | 6,325 | 482 | 666 | 328 | 6 | 21 | 40 | 3 | 99 | 34 | 101 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 461 | 3 |
| Average | 5,873 | 672 | 1,017 | 605 | 15 | 33 | 49 | 5 | 103 | 21 | 144 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 530 | 9 |
| Entire Year | 20,380 | 1,506 | 2,163 | 1,045 | 13 | 54 | 137 | 5 | 293 | 92 | 428 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 96 | 1,796 | 30 |
| Average | 23,096 | 3,243 | 5,014 | 2,978 | 80 | 160 | 322 | 19 | 399 | 79 | 733 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 208 | 2,049 | 62 |
Total number of Houses inspected in 1871 20,380.
Average „ ,, ,, 10 years 15,320.
Eequiring Amendment 1,506.
„ „ 2,897