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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 1949

[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 inspected3,296
Miscellaneous inspections1,726
Re-inspections12,102
Places of entertainment36
Schools52
Stables6
Urinals38
Visits in connection with infectious diseases351
Factories without mechanical power59
Factories with mechanical power233
Rag and bone dealers1
Foster-mothers' premises7
Hairdressers' premises56
Public Houses21
Offensive trades106
Nature of Work Executed and Improvements Effected in Dwelling-houses and other Premises under the Provisions of the Housing and Public Health Acts.
Dampness remedied646
Sashcords renewed347
Plaster repaired1,079
Roofs repaired or renewed1,283
Guttering repaired or renewed415
Yards paved44
Drains relaid or partly relaid69
Choked drains cleared42
New w.c. pans and traps provided101
Sinks provided34
W.c. cisterns repaired or renewed125
Rain water pipes repaired or renewed289
Vent pipes repaired or renewed50
Sink waste pipes repaired or renewed136
Stoves repaired or renewed369
Coppers repaired or renewed14