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 Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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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, 1882, the conditions named below have caused
nuisances dangerous to health, and were inspected and remedied
under my supervision :—
Accumulations of dung, &c., removed from 7 premises.
Obstructed closet drains repaired and cleansed in 15 „
Water closets cleansed and repaired in 1 ,,
Water laid on or re-instated in 74 „
Yard paving re-laid and sinks provided in 21 „
Over-crowding abated in 3 „
Dirty rooms cleansed in 1 „
Smoke nuisances abated in 3 „
Pigs removed from 2 „
Corpses, decomposing, removed from 3 „
Minor nuisances (not referred to Inspector
Alexander) little alteration needed in 3 „
NUISANCES DANGEROUS TO HEALTH, CONSEQUENT
ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES. —The following details
show the Sanitary measures adopted where cases of contagious
disease occurred:-
Number of houses inspected and disinfected 820
Notices served requiring owners and occupiers
to disinfect articles, &c., liable to retain
infection in 820 premises.