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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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 |