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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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General.
Treatments have been carried out with success on the Corporation's
properties and schools. The refuse destructor works and
adjoining land and buildings on the west side of the Borough, to
the allotments at Lammas Road have been kept under observation
and treatment, and periodic baiting has been undertaken at Whipps
Cross and Langthorne Hospitals.
HOUSING.
During the year 2,225 complaints were received and investigated. The nature of the complaints included sanitary defects in houses, drains choked or defective, premises infested with vermin, etc.
| Notices served—Informal | 1,810 |
| Statutory—Housing Acts | Nil |
| Public Health Acts | 648 |
| Notices complied with—Informal | 1,716* |
| Statutory- | |
| Housing Acts | Nil |
| Public Health Acts | 488* |
| *This figure includes notices outstanding from previous year. | |
| Number of houses erected during the year:— | |
| (a) Total (including numbers given separately under (b) ). | |
| (i) By the Local Authority— | |
| Houses | 166 |
| Flats | Nil |
| Temporary housing | Nil |
| (ii) By other Local Authorities | Nil |
| (iii) By other bodies and persons— | |
| Houses | 40 |
| Flats | Nil |