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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 1879

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]

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59
INSPECTOR FLETCHER'S REPORT.
St. Leonard, Shoreditch,
Sanitary Department.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
I beg to report to you, that during the year ending
March 25th, 1880, the conditions named below have caused nuisances
dangerous to health, and were inspected and remedied under my
supervision.
Accumulations of dung, &c., removed from 25 premises
Obstructed closet drains, repaired and
cleansed in 5 „
Water closets cleansed and repaired in 2 „
Water laid on, or reinstated in 53 „
Overcrowding abated in 7 „