London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Leyton 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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41
Defective rain pipes and gutters renewed or
repaired 674
Defective house roofs repaired 627
Defective floors of sculleries or cellars repaired,
paved or concreted 163
Yards around back additions of houses and forecourts
paved or repaired 329
Yards cleansed 23
Houses in a general insanitary, dilapidated or
filthy condition repaired and cleanscd 1545
Damp conditions in house or part of house
remedied 859
Ventilation provided under ground floors 220
Nuisances arising from stagnant water in basements
of houses abated 31
Nuisances arising from insanitary condition of
stables abated 3
Manure receptacles provided 1
Water supplies to houses restored and water
fittings repaired 107
Domestic water cisterns removed from improper
positions or cleansed or repaired 26
Covers to domestic water cisterns provided 23
Nuisances caused by overcrowding 6
Nuisances caused by fish, offal, manure and other
refuse deposits abated 105
Nuisances caused by animals kept in an insanitary
state abated 69
Smoke observations taken 26
Smoke nuisances abated 2
Foul and defective urinals cleansed or repaired 11
Coppers repaired 111
Stoves 122