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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

Barking 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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(6) Yard Paving.
Yard paving repaired or relaid 134
(7) Dustbins.
New ones provided 632

Table: (8) General Repairs.

(8) General Repairs.

House floors repaired183
Windows repaired or renewed206
Window sills repaired or renewed187
Sashcords renewed274
Washing coppers repaired or renewed175
Stoves repaired or renewed217
House doors repaired or renewed154
Stairs repaired37
Handrails fixed4
Chimney pots renewed and stacks rebuilt183
Dirty or defective rooms repaired, cleansed and redecorated1,414
Insufficient floor ventilation12
Insufficient ventilation and light3
External painting90
Locks and Fastenings8
Fences renewed2

Table: (9) Miscellaneous.

(9) Miscellaneous.

Offensive accumulations removed68
Animals so kept as to be a nuisance15
Verminous rooms and persons disinfected46
Dirty premises cleansed5
Stagnant water1
Drains tested528
Dangerous structures reported57
Overcrowding54
Water in Cellar1