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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
Edmonton 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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During 1959 therefore action was set in hand to permanently
improve the housing condition of 1,189 persons.
TABLE A
Action taken under the Housing and Public Health Acts
| Number of houses repaired in consequence of informal action | 268 |
| Number of notices served under Section 9 Housing Act | 1 |
| Number of houses rendered fit after service of notices:- | |
| (a) by owner | 1 |
| (b) by Local Authority | - |
| Number of notices served under Public Health Acts | 191 |
| Number of houses repaired after service of notices | |
| (a) by owner | 221 |
| (b) by Local Authority in default | - |
TABLE B
Defects Remedied
| Roof s repaired | 535 |
| Gutters and rainwater pipes repaired | 397 |
| Brickwork or pointing repaired | 91 |
| Chimney stacks, etc., repaired or rebuilt | 28 |
| Yards or forecourts repaved or repaired | 49 |
| Drains examined, tested or exposed | 516 |
| Drains cleared, trapped or repaired | 391 |
| Drains reconstructed .................... | 108 |
| Chambers inserted or built up to ground level | 54 |
| Soil and vent pipes, new fixed or repaired ... | 43 |
| W.C's repaired or improved | 185 |
| Flushing cisrerns repaired or new fixed | 40 |
| Sink waste pipes repaired or new fixed | 36 |
| New sinks fixed ....... | 13 |
| Drinking water cisterns covered, cleansed, repaired | - |
| Water fittings repaired | 24 |
| Water taken off main or restored | 3 |
| Internal walls ............... | 344 |
| Ceilings repaired, cleansed, etc | 109 |
| Floors repaired ................... | 62 |
| Floors ventilated ................. | 19 |
| Dampness remedied .................... | 267 |
| Window frames or sashes repaired or renewed . | 504 |
| Fireplaces stoves repaired | 70 |