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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
Shoreditch 1862
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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The Paving, Sewers, &c., Committee have ordered the Surveyor to
make a report as to the state of repair of the several pumps in the parish,
and estimate of the cost in placing them in an efficient state, quantity of
water produced by each pump, &c.
The following are the places where Urinals are now in use:
| Will Accommodate Personso | ||
| Tabernacle Square | stone | 5 |
| Swan Yard | slate & iron | 10 |
| Hoxton Town | brick & slate | 4 |
| Kingsland Road Bridge | slate | 3 |
| Great Chart Street | iron | 2 |
| Church Street, Hoxton | iron | 2 |
| Hoxton old Town, back of Workhouse | iron | 2 |
| Cavendish Street | iron | 2 |
| Baring Street, New North Road | slate | 3 |
| North end of Curtain Road | brick and slate | 4 |
| South side of Rosemary Branch Bridge | iron | 2 |
The Gullies are now required to be cleansed by the Contractor for
cleansing the parish, and form part of the contract.
The number of Gullies in the Parish is as under :
For the East Division 927
For the West Division 1052
1979