London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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37
Overcrowding abated 6
Animals improperly kept—removed 5
Dustbins provided 50
„ new—provided 107
Cesspools abolished 36
Walls and ceilings repaired 91
Rooms stripped and cleaned after infectious
disease 76
Sink waste pipes repaired 26
Sinks repaired 5
Gully traps repaired 40
Offensive accumulations removed 13
Floors repaired 19
Domestic water supply disconnected from cistern
and taken direct from rising main 36
Smoke nuisance abated 5
Window frames repaired 9