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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Offensive accumulations removed | 47 |
Animals improperly kept, removed | 10 |
Manure receptacles provided | 3 |
Stables cleansed, paved and drained | 43 |
Manholes repaired or re-sealed | 69 |
Other cases of dampness remedied | 361 |
Separate Sanitary Conveniences provided to shops | |
where both sexes are employed | 3 |
Miscellaneous repairs | 1,605 |
Infectious Diseases. | |
Visits to premises | 1,500 |
Re-visits to premises | 154 |
Visits in connection with Smallpox | 3,690 |
Premises disinfected | 1,067 |
Articles disinfected at Low Hall | 12,138 |
,, destroyed at Low Hall | 219 |
Dampness in Houses. | |
Sites concreted | 2 |
Damp-proof courses provided | 276 |
Yards and forecourts paved and drained | 466 |
Roofs made watertight | 711 |
Rain-water pipes made good | 220 |
Guttering repaired or renewed | 375 |
Other cases of dampness remedied | 361 |
Ventilation under floors provided | 180 |
House-to-House Inspections | 1,015 |
Special Premises.
Number. | Visits paid. | |
---|---|---|
Slaughterhouses Butchers' Shops | 13 | 576 |
79 | 673 | |
Bakehouses | 45 | 153 |
Fishmongers (fish frying and curing), etc. | 62 | 410 |
Eating-houses and Coffee Stalls | 61 | 128 |
Ice Cream Vendors | 111 | 87 |
Cowsheds | 2 | 22 |
Milkshops | 202 | 391 |
Laundries | 31 | 49 |
Rag and bone dealers | 7 | 36 |
Elementary Schools | 28 | 44 |
Private Schools | 13 | |
Piggeries | 6 | 56 |
Street Stalls | Numerous | 108 |
Greengrocers | 181 | |
Factories | 392 | |
Workshops | 356 | |
Outworkers | 322 |