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

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Walthamstow 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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W.c.'s, light and ventilation improved 14
Waste-pipes renewed or trapped 289
New sinks provided 27
Water supply reinstated 21
Cisterns cleanscd and covered 114
Drinking-water cisterns abolished 2
Urinals, improved flushes provided -
„ cleansed or repaired 31
„ paved -
„ provided new -
Sculleries paved 80
Yards and forecourts paved and repaired 480
Dirty houses cleansed 132
„ rooms cleansed 4,097
Floors repaired 253
Ventilations under floors provided 189
New damp-proof courses provided 21
Sites concreted -
Rooms ventilated -
Offensive accumulations removed 88
Animals improperly kept removed 16
Manure receptacles provided 6
Stables closed 1
„ cleansed 80
„ paved and drained 4
Manholes repaired or resealed 58
Bell traps abolished -
Other cases of dampness remedied 336
Separate Sanitary Conveniences provided to shops
where both sexes are employed 2
Miscellaneous repairs 1,297
Infectious Diseases.
Visits to premises 1,084
Re-visits to premises 232
Premises disinfected 692
Articles disinfected at Low Hall 6,503
Articles destroyed at Low Hall 66