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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

Leyton 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Table: Nature of Work Executed and Improvements Effected in Dwelling-houses and other Premises under the Provisions of the Housing and Public Health Acts.

Nature of Work Executed and Improvements Effected in Dwelling-houses and other Premises under the Provisions of the Housing and Public Health Acts.

Dampness remedied183
Sashcords renewed49
Plaster repaired301
Roofs repaired or renewed224
Guttering repaired or renewed102
Yards paved6
Drains relaid or partly relaid22
Choked drains cleared42
New w.c. pans and traps provided40
Sinks provided16
W.c. cisterns repaired or renewed99
Rain water pipes repaired or renewed58
Vent pipes repaired or renewed29
Sink waste pipes repaired or renewed66
Stoves repaired or renewed108
Coppers repaired or renewed9
Floors repaired99
Rooms redecorated245
Windows, sills, etc., repaired39
Cement work to sink waste gullies repaired18
Miscellaneous defects remedied201
Verminous Houses.Infested.Disinfested.
Number of houses235235