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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
Dagenham 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts :—
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 432 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices :— | |
| (a) By owners | 312 |
| (b) By Local Authority in default of owners | Nil. |
| C. Proceedings under Sections 19 and 21 of the Housing Act, 1930 :— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | 6 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | 6 |
| D. Proceedings under Section 20 of the Housing Act, 1930 :— | |
| (1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | Nil. |
| (2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit | Nil. |
Houses Let in Lodgings.
At the end of the year there were 11 premises registered as
houses let in lodgings to which 57 visits were paid.
Verminous Premises.
A problem which has long confronted Sanitary Authorities
throughout the country, and has not, owing to the finger of scorn
being pointed at the harbourer of vermin, received the consideration
that such evil merits, is now being tackled in every way possible.
In this district, disinfestation is undertaken by the Local
Authority in the case of occupied houses, by means of Sulphur
Dioxide. Two applications are given at intervals of 10 or more
days, all woodwork having previously been pulled away from the
walls and carefully gone over with a blowlamp.