London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Shoreditch 1882

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

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Water closets cleansed and whitened in 215 premises
Water restored or newly laid on to water closets in 709 „
Obstructions in water closets removed in 20 „
Water closets in close dark situations removed into
light and air in 7 „
Water closets in close dark places lighted and
ventilated in 28 „
Water supplied direct from the main, in lieu of
cisterns in 654 „
Water supplied direct from the main, in lieu of
butts in 24 „
Leaking water pipes, causing dampness, repaired . in 44 „
Yards and areas lime washed in 430 „
Dust bins provided in 372 „
Dust bins repaired in 7 „
Yards paved imperviously with stone or cement
concrete in 536 „
Yard paving repaired and rendered impervious in 48 „
Areas paved imperviously with stone or cement
concrete in 34 „
Sculleries ditto ditto in 21 „
Premises unfit for habitation closed 9 „
One dust bin of improved construction has been provided, which
relieves 18 of the above premises from nuisances arising from
accumulations of refuse in small back yards.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Over-crowding abated in 2 premises
Water restored in 8 „
Additional water closet accommodation provided in 1 „
Urinals attached to public houses, re-constructed in 1 „
Animals, kept so as to be a nuisance, removed from 7 „
Accumulation of dung and rubbish removed from 31 „
Making a total of 5,888 separate nuisances, dangerous to health,
abated in 934 dwellings.