Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE
AREA.
SANITARY INSPECTIONS OF THE AREA.
The table below gives a summary of the Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors:—
Number of dwelling-houses inspected | 1,403 |
Miscellaneous inspections | 489 |
Re-inspections | 10,904 |
Places of entertainment | 14 |
Schools | 31 |
Stables | 15 |
Urinals | 35 |
Visits in connection with infectious diseases | 386 |
Factories without mechanical power | 28 |
Factories with mechanical power | 233 |
Rag and bone dealers | 5 |
Foster-mothers' premises | 1 |
Hairdressers' premises | 76 |
Public Houses | 61 |
Offensive trades | 5 |
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 | 418 |
Sashcords renewed | 199 |
Plaster repaired | 669 |
Roofs repaired or renewed | 707 |
Guttering repaired or renewed | 309 |
Yards paved | 28 |
Drains relaid or partly relaid | 40 |
Choked drains cleared | 28 |
New w.c. pans and traps provided | 49 |
Sinks provided | 16 |
W.c. cisterns repaired or renewed | 125 |