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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Water-Closets.
Roofs 54
Walls 72
Floors 13
Doors 49
Seats 39
New Pans Fixed 97
Pans Cleansed or Repaired 53
New Flushing Cisterns 137
Flushing Apparatus Repaired 146
(c) Sinks.
New Fixed 43
New Sink Wastepipes 85
Waste Pipes Repaired 11
New Gullies 17
(d) Dampness.
Roofs 578
Eavesgutters 357
Rainwater Pipes 131
Damp Walls Remedied 38
(e) Water Supply.
Storage Cisterns Abolished 22
Defective Water Fittings Repaired 59
Supply Reinstated 10
Supply provided inside houses 6
(f) 1 ard Paving.
Yard paving repaired or relaid 183
(g) Dustbins.
New ones provided 207