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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 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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44
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE
AREA.
SANITARY INSPECTIONS OF THE AREA.
Inspections.

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

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

Number of dwelling-houses inspected3,142
Miscellaneous inspections1,069
Re-inspections12,525
Places of entertainment12
Schools57
Stables17
Urinals36
Visits in connection with infectious diseases379
Factories without mechanical power35
Factories with mechanical power190
Rag and bone dealers5
Foster-mothers'premises3
Hairdressers' premises33
Public Houses54
Offensive trades96

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 remedied651
Sashcords renewed381
Plaster repaired1,319
Roofs repaired or renewed994
Guttering repaired or renewed310
Yards paved62
Drains relaid or partly relaid47
Choked drains cleared61
New w.c. pans and traps provided84
Sinks provided19
W.c. cisterns repaired or renewed161
Rain water pipes repaired or renewed234
Vent pipes repaired or renewed72
Sink waste pipes repaired or renewed111
Stoves repaired or renewed389
Coppers repaired or renewed12