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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House floors repaired | 329 |
Windows repaired or renewed | 238 |
Window sills repaired or renewed | 110 |
Sashcords renewed | 304 |
Stoves or coppers repaired or renewed | 365 |
House doors repaired or renewed | 162 |
Stairs repaired | 64 |
Chimney pots renewed and stacks rebuilt | 72 |
Dirty or defective rooms repaired, cleansed and redecorated | 1,659 |
External walls repaired | 111 |
Insufficient floor ventilation | 46 |
Offensive accumulations removed | 88 |
Animals so kept as to be a nuisance | 24 |
Verminous rooms and persons disinfected | 15 |
Stables cleansed | 7 |
NOTICES SERVED.
Informal Notices | 2,196 | |
Statutory Notices | 516 | |
Section 36, Public Health Act, 1875 35 | 516 | |
Section 94, Public Health Act, 1875 295 | ||
Section 41, Public Health Act, 1875 7 | ||
Section 5, Infectious Disease (Prevention) Act, 1890 42 | ||
Section 3, Housing Act, 1925 135 | ||
Section 22, Public Health Act (A) Act 1890 2 |