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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 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE
AREA.
SANITARY INSPECTIONS OF THE AREA.

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

Inspections.

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

Number of dwelling-houses inspected1,403
Miscellaneous inspections489
Re-inspections10,904
Places of entertainment14
Schools31
Stables15
Urinals35
Visits in connection with infectious diseases386
Factories without mechanical power28
Factories with mechanical power233
Rag and bone dealers5
Foster-mothers' premises1
Hairdressers' premises76
Public Houses61
Offensive trades5

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 remedied418
Sashcords renewed199
Plaster repaired669
Roofs repaired or renewed707
Guttering repaired or renewed309
Yards paved28
Drains relaid or partly relaid40
Choked drains cleared28
New w.c. pans and traps provided49
Sinks provided16
W.c. cisterns repaired or renewed125