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. VII.— Account of the Sanitary Work performed in the City during the Year 1872, and
comparison with the Averages of the last Five Years.
| 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 Repairing Dustbins. | For Paving Cellars and Yards. | For Amending the Water Supply. | For Removing Cesspools. | For Amending Sinks and Drains | For Removing Waste-Water. | For Cleansing and Repairing Privies. | For Improving the Ventilation. | For Abating Smoke. | For Removing Animals Improperly Kept. | Sundry other Sanitary Orders. | ||||||
| December, 1871 | 5645 | 406 | 649 | 254 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 82 | 38 | 146 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 69 | 381 | 4 |
| Average | 5069 | 503 | 756 | 356 | 17 | 22 | 68 | 3 | 87 | 16 | 113 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 466 | 20 |
| March, 1872 | 6184 | 340 | 441 | 146 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 109 | 19 | 110 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 536 | 8 |
| Average | 6251 | 760 | 1102 | 578 | 19 | 53 | 93 | 4 | 108 | 21 | 193 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 47 | 520 | 17 |
| June, 1872 | 3282 | 312 | 386 | 119 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 116 | 16 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 630 | 2 |
| Average | 5270 | 999 | 1638 | 1108 | 17 | 27 | 77 | 5 | 101 | 18 | 238 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 514 | 10 |
| September, 1872 | 4673 | 350 | 482 | 142 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 95 | 16 | 168 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 250 | 6 |
| Average | 5964 | 634 | 947 | 550 | 13 | 30 | 47 | 5 | 102 | 23 | 136 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 517 | 8 |
| Entire Year | 19784 | 1408 | 1958 | 661 | 12 | 50 | 69 | 26 | 402 | 89 | 977 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 116 | 1797 | 20 |
| Average | 22554 | 2896 | 4443 | 2592 | 66 | 132 | 285 | 17 | 398 | 78 | 680 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 186 | 2017 | 55 |