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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 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Table: (iv) Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949—Rodent Control/ Disinfection.

(iv) Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949—Rodent Control/ Disinfection.

RatsMiceTotal
Complaints received372155527
Enquiries and visits made: By Rodent Operatives2,8791,1053,984
By Public Health Inspectors1,298781,376
Premises treated individually : Dwelling houses346112458
Business/Industrial Premises334770
Premises Re-treated : Dwelling houses Business/Industrial Premises16 39 325 6
Number of rooms treated279
Number of sites/tips treated5

Table: 2. NUISANCES ABATED, DEFECTS REMEDIED, IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED.(i) Public Health Acts.Nature of work carried out to dwelling houses and other premises:

2. NUISANCES ABATED, DEFECTS REMEDIED, IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED.

(i) Public Health Acts.

Nature of work carried out to dwelling houses and other premises:

Cement work to sink waste gullies repaired53
Choked drains cleared29
Dampness remedied730
*Drains relaid or partly relaid18
Floors repaired178
Guttering repaired or renewed253
Miscellaneous defects remedied748
New W.C. pans and traps provided55
Plaster repaired632
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed96
Roofs repaired or renewed443
Rooms redecorated67
Sashcords renewed190
Sinks provided7
Sink waste pipes repaired or renewed78
Stoves repaired or renewed48
Vent pipes repaired or renewed36
W.C. cisterns repaired or renewed68
Window sills, etc. repaired403
Yards paved71

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* In 33 cases the public sewer was involved, the work was carried out on
behalf of the owners by the Council under the supervision of the Borough
Engineer and Surveyor, the expenses incurred thereby being recovered
from the owners.