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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Roofs repaired in 140 premises
Stairs repaired in 146 ,,
Floors repaired in 167 ,,
Hearth stones and jambs provided in 58 ,,
Walls and ceilings cleansed, whitened and repaired
throughout in 168 ,,
Ditto ditto in part in 388 ,,
Sashes repaired in 109 ,,
Ventilation provided under ground floors in 13 ,,
Water closets (foul and dilapidated) cleansed, repaired,
and fitted to "Shoreditch Model" in 1033 ,,
Water restored or newly laid on to water closets in 1069 ,,
Obstructions in water closets removed in 38 ,,
Water closets in close, dark and otherwise injurious
situations removed into light and air in 28 ,,
Water supplied direct from main in lieu of cisterns in 114 ,,
Leaking water pipes, causing dampness, repaired in 14 ,,
Yards and areas lime washed in 288 ,,
Dust bins provided in 879 ,,
Dust bins repaired in 44 ,,
Yards paved imperviously with stone or cement
concrete in 1063 ,,
Yard paving repaired and rendered impervious in 109 ,,
Areas paved imperviously with stone or cement
concrete in 112 ,,
Sculleries ditto ditto in 115 ,,
Premises unfit for habitation closed in 18 ,,
Four public dust bins of improved construction have been provided,
which relieves 50 of the above premises from nuisances arising from
accumulation of refuse in small back yards.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Overcrowding abated in 12 premises
Dead bodies removed from 3 ,,
Animals, kept so as to be a nuisance, removed from 11 ,,
Accumulation of dung and rubbish removed from 35 „
Notices served requiring the abatement of nuisances
injurious to health in 1845 ,,