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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 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Table: SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.SANITARY INSPECTIONS OF THE AREA. Inspections.The table below gives a summary of the Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors:—

SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.

SANITARY INSPECTIONS OF THE AREA. Inspections.

The table below gives a summary of the Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors:—

Number of dwelling-houses inspected3,330
Miscellaneous inspections2,303
Re-inspections13,826
Places of entertainment18
Schools23
Stables27
Urinals94
Visits in connection with infectious diseases309
Factories without mechanical power35
Factories with mechanical power145
Rag and bone dealers2
Foster-mothers' premises4
Hairdressers' premises36
Public Houses19
Offensive Trades75

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 remedied706
Sashcords renewed276
Plaster repaired1,432
Roofs repaired or renewed1,308
Guttering repaired or renewed518
Yards paved61
Drains relaid or partly relaid54
Choked drains cleared68
New w.c. pans and traps provided104
Sinks provided42
W.c. cisterns repaired or renewed186
Rain water pipes repaired or renewed351
Vent pipes repaired or renewed81
Sink waste pipes repaired or renewed120
Stoves repaired or renewed394
Coppers repaired or renewed29