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 Walthamstow]
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Sanitary Inspection of the Area.
No. of inspections made. | No. of nuisances detected. | No. of complaints received. | No. of Informal Notices. | No. of Statutory Notices served. | Total visits. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Served. | Complied with. | ||||||
1931 | 9992 | 12924 | 1461 | 2641 | 2705 | 165 | 25760 |
1930 | 8904 | 7336 | 1703 | 2379 | 2206 | 119 | 22823 |
Of the 165 Statutory Notices served during 1931, 108 were complied
with.
The nature and variety of the work done during 1931 is shown in the following tables:—
Drains tested | 357 |
,, reconstructed or repaired | 248 |
,, obstructions removed | 249 |
,, means of access provided | 42 |
,, ventilation provided or improved | 41 |
,, ventilation repaired | 171 |
Soil pipes repaired | 26 |
,, ,, new provided | 25 |
Rain water pipes, renewed | 220 |
,, ,, ,, disconnected from drains | 42 |
Roofs repaired or renewed | 711 |
Gutterings repaired or renewed | 375 |
W.C. pans or traps provided | 405 |
Gully traps provided | 59 |
W.C. flush cisterns provided | 29 |
,, ,, ,, repaired | 227 |
W.C. floors concreted | 73 |
W.C. 's repaired and cleansed | 502 |
Waste pipes renewed or trapped | 171 |
,, ,, repaired | 107 |
New sinks provided | 80 |
Water supply reinstated | 4 |
,, ,, taken off main | 13 |
Cisterns cleansed and covered | 64 |
Conveniences cleansed and covered | 29 |
Sculleries paved | 91 |
Yards and forecourts paved and repaired | 466 |
Dirty houses cleansed | 172 |
,, rooms cleansed | . 4,001 |
Floors repaired | 290 |
Ventilations under floors provided | 180 |
New damp-proof courses provided | 276 |
Sites concreted | 2 |