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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Plates Nos. 13 and 14.
BEAUMONT ROAD AND CARLISLE ROAD SLUM
CLEARANCE AREAS. Typical examples of internal
bad arrangement of houses. Note steep staircases
rising from a narrow passage (upper picture) and
from a living room (lower picture); note also extensive
dampness in wall (lower picture).