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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(b) Closet Accommodation.
Roofs
Walls
Floors
Doors
W.C. structures repaired 103
Seats Fixed 83
W.C. Pans Fixed or Cleansed 157
Flushing Apparatus Repaired or Renewed 319
Privies to Pail Closets nil
(c) Sinks.
New Fixed 130
New Sink Wastepipes 1ll
New Gullies 144
(d) Dampness.
Roofs 909
Eavesgutters 482
Rainwater Pipes 170
Damp Walls Remedied 403
(e) Water Supply.
Storage Cisterns Abolished 11
Defective Water Fittings Repaired and Supply
Reinstated 136
Existing supplies increased 14
(f) Yard Paving.
Yard paving repaired or relaid 255
(g) Dustbins.
New ones provided 533