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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

Holborn 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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Table: Public Health (London) Act, 1936 Summary of work carried out in respect of nuisances found to exist in dwelling houses, houses let in lodgings, shops, factories, food premises, and on bombed sites:

Public Health (London) Act, 1936 Summary of work carried out in respect of nuisances found to exist in dwelling houses, houses let in lodgings, shops, factories, food premises, and on bombed sites:

Water Supply
Burst water service pipes repaired2
Waterclosets
Compartments cleansed and/or repaired11
Water supplied, flushing cistern repaired5
New W.C. pan provided1
Ventilation improved or provided1
Drainage
Soil pipes, repaired, renewed or ventilated3
Rainwater pipes, repaired or renewed2
Drains unstopped or cleansed7
Drains repaired or relaid1
Sinks
Defective sinks renewed1
Yards, Areas and Washhouses
Drained or drains unstopped-
Houses and Workshops, etc.
Rooms cleansed or repaired10
Passages and staircases cleansed or repaired3
Ventilation improved10
Dampness
Roofs repaired8
Gutters repaired3
Other works to prevent dampness14
Ashbins
Provided, repaired, etc-
Various
Accumulations of refuse removed3