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 Leyton]
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The House to House inspection has taken place in the following
roads:—
Atkins Road, Leyton.
Belmont Park Road, Leyton.
Knotts Green Road, Leyton.
Leyton Green Road, Leyton.
Lansdowne Road, Leytonstone.
Melford Road, Leytonstone.
Napier Road, Leytonstone.
Park Grove Road, Leytonstone
Southwell Grove Road, Leytonstone.
St. Heliers Road, Leyton.
William Street, Leyton.
SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS AND RESULTS:—
Total number of houses and premises inspected 5052
„ „ houses and premises re-inspected 2534
Number of visits to slaughterhouses 860
„ „ dairies, cowsheds and milk-
shops 186
„ „ food shops 1081
„ „ bakehouses 62
„ workshops 288
„ „ offensive trade premises 641
Miscellaneous inspections 2107
Complaints received 290
Notices served and letters written in reference to
same 2119
Intimations to Metropolitan Water Board re waste
of water 53
Defective drains remedied 32
Choked drains cleared 141
Drain manholes properly covered or sealed 6
Defective gullies or connections and percolation
around same remedied 125
Air inlets provided to drains or repaired 22
Houses entirely re-drained with intercepting traps
and manholes provided between the house
drains and sewer and with efficient air inlet
and outlet ventilators 20
Foul w.c.’s and drains cleansed 21
Defective w.c.'s repaired, new traps and straight
backed pans provided where necessary 69