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 Barking]
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(h) General Repairs.
Internal walls repaired 179
Ceilings repaired 121
House floors repaired
Windows repaired or renewed 190
Window sills repaired or renewed 36
Fixed windows made to open 10
Sashcords renewed 219
Stoves or coppers repaired or renewed 237
House doors repaired or renewed 97
Stairs repaired 47
Chimney stacks rebuilt 5
Chimney-pots renewed 55
Dirty or infectious rooms cleansed and redecorated
590
Houses painted 6
Connections to main walls rendered watertight 60
External walls repaired 86
(i) Miscellaneous.
Offensive accumulations removed 35
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance 7
Insanitary conditions remedied 5
Verminous rooms and persons disinfected 15
Stables cleansed 3
NOTICES SERVED.
Informal Notices | 1,759 | |
Statutory Notices | 423 | |
Section 36, Public Health Act, 1875 | ||
Section 94, Public Health Act, 1875 | 355 | |
Section 49, Public Health Act (Amendment) Act, 1907 | 1 | 428 |
Section 5, Infectious Disease (Prevention) Act, 1980 | 4 | |
Section 3, Housing Act, 1925 | 49 |