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 Chigwell]
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The issue of certificates showing permitted numbers to the end of the year is as follows:—
Buckhurst Hill | 350 |
Chigwell | 169 |
Loughton | 397 |
Total to end of 1944 | 916 |
Summary of Defects.
Defective roofs | 19 |
„ gutters and rain water pipes | 12 |
„ external walls | 7 |
„ yard paving | 2 |
„ drains and vent pipes | 9 |
W.C.'s | 5 |
„ flush tanks | 2 |
„ sinks and waste pipes | 6 |
„ water fittings | 6 |
„ internal walls (plaster) | 12 |
„ floors, doors, etc. | 24 |
„ sash cords | 11 |
„ stoves | 8 |
Dampness | 10 |
Under floor ventilation, lack of | 1 |
Insufficient sanitary conveniences | 1 |
Ashbins, lack of | 5 |
Verminous rooms | 8 |
Dirty walls and ceilings | 35 |
Miscellaneous | 1 |