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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(5) Water Supply.
Defective water fittings repaired and supply reinstated 48
(6) Paving.
Forecourt paving repaired or relaid 31
Yard paving repaired or relaid 104
Gully dishing repaired or renewed 119
(7) Dustbins.
New ones provided 695
(8) General Repairs.
External walls repointed 315
House floors repaired 125
Windows repaired or renewed 319
Windows reglazed 22
Window and door reveals repaired 100
Window sills repaired or renewed 128
Sashcords renewed 176
Washing coppers repaired or renewed 81
Stoves repaired or renewed 158
House doors and frames repaired or renewed 141
Stairs repaired 34
Handrails fixed 1
Chimney pots renewed and stacks rebuilt 274
Dirty or defective rooms repaired, cleansed and redecorated 1,727
Damp walls remedied 162
Insufficient floor ventilation 93
External painting 162
Internal painting 1
Weatherboards fixed 16
Door sills repaired or renewed 54
(9) Miscellaneous.
Offensive accumulations removed 86
Animals so kept as to be a nuisance15
Verminous rooms disinfested 46
Drains tested 159
Dangerous structures reported 14
Overcrowding 21
Flooding19
Dust Nuisances 9
Other conditions 9