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Shoreditch 1886

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

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Stack pipes (having their heads dangerously close
to bedroom windows, permitting sewer gas to
pass into the dwellings) disconnected from
drains in 421 premises
Stack pipes provided in 64 ,,
Eaves gutters provided in 64 ,,
Waste pipes of sinks within doors (untrapped and
permitting sewer gas to impregnate the dwellings)
have been securely trapped, or otherwise
disconnected from drains and have now their
ends in the open air, and immediately over the
yard sinks in 306 premises
Roofs repaired in 246 „
Stairs repaired in 65 „
Floors repaired in 72 ,,
Hearth stones and jambs repaired in 49 ,,
Walls and ceilings cleansed, whitened and repaired
throughout in 303 „
Ditto ditto in part in 262 „
Sashes repaired in 54 „
Ventilation provided under ground floors in 43 „
Water-closets (foul and dilapidated) cleansed,
repaired, and fitted to "Shoreditch Model" in 445 ,,
Water restored or newly laid on to water-closets., in 594 „
Obstructions in water-closets removed in 69 ,,
Water-closets in close, dark, and otherwise injurious
situations removed into light and air in 34 „
Water supplied direct from the main, in lieu of
cisterns in 189 ,,
Leaking water pipes, causing dampness, repaired in 80 „
Yards and areas lime washed in 236 „
Dust bins provided in 391 ,,
Dust bins repaired in 21 ,,
Yards paved imperviously with stone or cement
concrete in 494 „
Yard paving repaired and rendered impervious in 122 „
Areas paved imperviously with stone or cement
concrete in 77 „
Sculleries ditto ditto in 113 ,,
Premises unlit for habitation closed 8 „