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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Vent pipes repaired or renewed | 40 |
| Sink waste pipes repaired or renewed | 66 |
| Stoves repaired or renewed | 213 |
| Coppers repaired or renewed | 3 |
| Floors repaired | 219 |
| Rooms redecorated | 394 |
| Windows, sills, etc., repaired | 326 |
| Cement work to sink waste gullies repaired | 48 |
| Miscellaneous defects remedied | 364 |
Drainage.
The drains of 184 houses were reconstructed. In 87 instances
the reconstruction related to portions of the public sewers, and in
these cases the work was carried out under the supervision of the
staff of the Borough Engineer and Surveyor's Department, the
expenses incurred thereby being recovered from the owners.
Verminous Houses.
Infested.
Disinfested.
Number of houses
144
144
| Complaints received and investigated | 463 | |||
| Premises not treated (not genuine infestation) | 12 | |||
| Premises treated:— | ||||
| Rats | Mice | |||
| 281 | 88 | 369 | ||
| 49 | 31 | 80 | ||
| 449 | ||||
| Informal | 7 | |||
| Statutory | 1 | |||
| Informal | 7 | |||
| Statutory | ||||