London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Leyton 1917

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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32
Houses in a general insanitary, dilapidated or
filthy condition repaired and cleansed 609
Houses unfit for human habitation closed 1
Damp conditions in house or part of house
remedied 244
Ventilation provided under ground floors 37
Nuisances arising from stagnant water in basement
of houses abated 15
Nuisances arising from insanitary condition of
stables abated 3
Manure receptacles provided Nil
Mews in filthy condition paved, drained and
cleansed 6
Water supplies to houses restored and water
fittings repaired 122
Domestic water cisterns removed from improper
positions or cleansed or repaired 12
Covers to domestic water cisterns provided 12
Nuisances caused by overcrowding abated 8
Nuisances caused by fish, offal, manure and other
refuse deposits abated 48
Nuisances caused by animals kept in an insanitary
state abated 24
Smoke nuisances abated 4
Foul and defective urinals cleansed or repaired 4
Vacant plots of land fenced in Nil
Insanitary conditions in slaughterhouse premises
remedied 8
Insanitary conditions in bakehouse premises remedied
10
Insanitary conditions in dairy, cowshed and milk-
shop premises remedied 19
Insanitary conditions in food shop premises, remedied
7
Insanitary conditions in oftensive trade premises
remedied 14