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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
Tottenham 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Hereunder is specified in tabular form the inspections by the Sanitary Officers during 1927, and the nature of the defects discovered:—
| Mr Redston (Green Lanes and Part Chestnuts) | Mr. West (West Green) | Mr. Smith (part Chestnuts and part Stamford Hill) | Mr. Portman (Town Hall and part Stamford Hill) | Mr. Miller and Mr. Bennett (Bruce Grove & Sigh. and part Park & Col.) | Mr. Shillito (W. H. Lane and part Park and Col.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House to house inspections | 153 | 252 | 291 | 171 | 228 | 367 |
| Re-inspections | 1283 | 1225 | 1154 | 1090 | 1422 | 1544 |
| Drains examined, tested, etc | 59 | 56 | 176 | 91 | 97 | 97 |
| Drains unstopped | 28 | 42 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 153 |
| Drains re-constructed & repaired | 15 | 17 | 47 | 24 | 27 | 41 |
| Soil pipes and drains ventilated | ... | 5 | 39 | 35 | 58 | 38 |
| R.W. pipes, wastes, etc., repaired | 74 | 29 | 66 | 85 | 32 | 39 |
| Dust bins provided | 35 | 42 | 60 | 34 | 41 | 58 |
| Roofs repaired | 121 | 79 | 147 | 73 | 42 | 104 |
| Gutters repaired and renewed | 97 | 49 | 94 | 48 | 37 | 68 |
| Cisterns cleaned, repaired, etc. | 21 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 15 |
| W.C. repaired, cleaned, etc. | 54 | 66 | 93 | 53 | 39 | 194 |
| Yards paved and drained | 31 | 61 | 61 | 42 | 62 | 43 |
| Premises cleaned, etc. | 196 | 185 | 301 | 304 | 205 | 698 |
| Defective floors | 27 | 39 | 103 | 28 | 35 | 91 |
| Defective window frames and sashes | 51 | 23 | 96 | 31 | 50 | 224 |
| Defective coppers | 21 | 28 | 41 | 18 | 5 | 36 |
| Defective fireplaces | 32 | 47 | 97 | 16 | 4 | 56 |
| Other defects | 97 | 109 | 170 | 58 | 81 | 95 |
| Smoke observations | 44 | 29 | 32 | 23 | 20 | 8 |
| Accumulations of refuse | 27 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| Visits in connection with cases of infectious disease (including Tuberculosis) | 174 | 147 | 163 | 169 | 160 | 231 |
| Rooms inspected after disinfection | 42 | 69 | 101 | 121 | 93 | 80 |
| Other inspections | 81 | 94 | 311 | 129 | 65 | 93 |
| Factories, No. of inspections | 57 | 60 | 31 | 9 | 12 | 41 |
| Workshops & workplaces „ | 35 | 85 | 37 | 15 | 21 | 72 |
| Laundries ,, | 11 | 15 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Dairies, etc. „ | 61 | 46 | 44 | 21 | 31 | 39 |
| Cowsheds „ | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Bakehouses „ | 25 | 37 | 46 | 18 | 30 | 40 |
| P.H. urinals „ | 114 | 49 | 27 | 60 | 54 | ... |
| Stables and Mews ,, | 51 | 70 | 50 | 18 | 56 | ... |
| Complaints investigated | 89 | 175 | 421 | 250 | 95 | 154 |
| Appointments | 75 | 125 | 180 | 13 | 45 | |
| School inspections | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Pawnbrokers | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Common Lodging Houses | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ... | 39 |
| Slaughterhouses | ... | 102 | 44 | 79 | ... | 62 |
| Knackers Yards | ... | ... | ... | 52 | ... | ... |
| Brooks and Watercourses | 4 | ... | 2 | 8 | 10 | ... |
| Butchers' shops | 91 | 71 | 56 | 182 | 36 | 86 |
| Fishmongers' shops | 77 | 56 | 29 | 44 | 28 | 97 |
| Fruiterers' shops | 90 | 35 | 27 | 22 | 26 | |
| Ice Cream premises | 4 | 13 | 8 | ... | ... | 10 |