London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Barking 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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(8) General Repairs.
House floors repaired 277
Windows repaired or renewed 456
Window sills repaired or renewed 412
Sashcords renewed 448
Washing coppers repaired or renewed 184
Stoves repaired or renewed 310
House doors and frames repaired or renewed 191
Stairs repaired 66
Handrails fixed 9
Chimney pots renewed and stacks rebuilt 198
Dirty or defective rooms repaired, cleansed and redecorated 1,688
Insufficient floor ventilation 112
Insufficient ventilation and light 8
External painting 108
Fences renewed 2
(9) Miscellaneous.
Offensive accumulations removed 92
Animals so kept as to be a nuisance 11
Verminous rooms and persons disinfested 22
Dirty premises cleansed 6
Flooding 2
Drains tested 426
Dangerous structures reported 25
Overcrowding 59
Washing accommodation provided 1
Nuisance from burning refuse 10
Offensive fumes 1
(c) Notices Served.
Informal Notices 2,632
Statutory Notices 508
Section 36, Public Health Act, 1875 57
Section 94, Public Health Act, 1875 271
Section 41, Public Health Act, 1875 16
Section 49, Public Health Act, 1907 1
Section 5, Infectious Disease (Prevention) Act, 1890 2
Section 17, Housing Act, 1930 161
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