London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Nature of Work Executed and Improvements Effected in
Dwelling-houses and other Premises under the
Provisions of the Housing and Public Health Acts.
Dampness remedied 257
Sashcords renewed 23
Plaster repaired 208
Roofs repaired or renewed 229
Guttering repaired or renewed 186
Yards paved 5
Drains relaid or partly relaid 45
Choked drains cleared 78
New w.c. pans and traps provided 97
Sinks provided 13
W.c. cisterns repaired or renewed 142
Rain water pipes repaired or renewed 95
Vent pipes repaired or renewed 39
Sink waste pipes repaired or renewed 125
Stoves repaired or renewed 154
Coppers repaired or renewed 12
Floors repaired 135
Rooms redecorated 87
Windows, sills, etc., repaired 25
Cement work to sink waste gullies repaired 30
Miscellaneous defects remedied 252
Verminous Houses. Infested. Disinfested.
Number of houses 196 196