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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 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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| Ventilation provided under ground floors in | 12 | „ |
| Sashes for Ventilation provided in | 3 | „ |
| Water closets (foul and dilapidated) cleansed and repaired in | 736 | „ |
| Water restored or newly laid on to water closets in | 916 | „ |
| Obstructions in water closets removed in | 24 | „ |
| Water closets in close dark situations removed into light and air in | 12 | „ |
| Water closets in close dark places lighted and ventilated in | 4 | „ |
| Water supplied direct from the main, in lieu of cisterns in | 548 | „ |
| Water supplied direct from the main, in lieu of butts in | 12 | „ |
| Leaking water pipes, causing dampness, repaired in | 48 | „ |
| Yards and areas lime washed in | 341 | „ |
| Dust bins provided in | 578 | „ |
| Dust bins repaired in | 6 | „ |
| Yards paved imperviously with stone or cement concrete in | 663 | „ |
| Yard paving repaired and rendered impervious in Areas paved imperviously with stone or cement | 40 | „ |
| concrete in | 64 | „ |
| Sculleries ditto ditto in | 144 | „ |
| Premises unfit for habitation closed | 22 | „ |
Eleven dust bins of improved construction have been provided,
which relieves 114 of the above premises from nuisances arising
from accumulations of refuse in small back yards.
MISCELLANEOUS.
| Over-crowding abated in | 1 premises. |
| Water restored in | 175 „ |
| Urinals attached to public houses, re-constructed in | 9 „ |
| Urinals on private premises trapped and purified in | 4 „ |
| Animals, kept so as to be a nuisance, removed from | 15 |
| Accumulation of dung and rubbish removed from | 19 „ |
Making a total of 7,892 separate nuisances, dangerous to health,
abated in 1,561 dwellings,