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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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| Stairs repaired | 12 |
| Handrails fixed | 1 |
| Chimney pots renewed and stacks rebuilt | 118 |
| Dirty or defective rooms repaired, cleansed and redecorated | 1725 |
| Damp walls remedied | 64 |
| Insufficient floor ventilation | 57 |
| External painting | 233 |
| Internal painting | 7 |
| Weatherboards fixed | 6 |
| Door sills repaired or renewed | 25 |
| 9) Miscellaneous. | |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 82 |
| Animals so kept as to be a nuisance | 24 |
| Verminous rooms disinfested | 54 |
| Drains tested | 181 |
| Dangerous structures reported | 24 |
| Overcrowding | 327 |
| Flooding | 4 |
| Dust Nuisances | 2 |
| Other conditions | 17 |
| Informal Notices | |
| Statutory Notices:— | |
| Public Health Act, 1936:— | |
| Section 39 | 37 |
| Section 45 | 23 |
| Section 83 | 3 |
| Section 93 | 232 |
| Housing Act, 1936:— | |
| Section 9 | 49 |
| Section 10 | 11 |
| 355 |