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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

Walthamstow 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Soil pipes repaired36
„ new provided9
Gully traps provided136
W.c. pans and traps provided148
Rain water pipes repaired255
„ „ „ disconnected from drains9
Roofs repaired or renewed702
W.c. flush cisterns provided122
„ „ repaired373
W .c. floors concreted82
W.c.'s repaired and cleansed423
W.c.'s, light and ventilation improved11
Waste pipes renewed or trapped270
„ „ repaired23
New sinks provided28
Water supply reinstated12
„ „ taken off main13
Drinking water cisterns cleansed and covered84
Conveniences cleansed and repaired27
Sculleries paved408
Yards and forecourts paved..418
Dirty houses cleansed151
Dirty rooms cleansed3,936
Floors repaired259
Ventilation under floors provided167
New Damp-proof courses provided48
Sites concreted2
Rooms ventilated2
Offensive accumulations removed67
Animals improperly kept, removed10
Manure receptacles provided8
Stables cleansed, paved and drained85
Other cases of dampness remedied357
Separate Sanitary Conveniences provided to shops where both sexes are employed2
Miscellaneous repairs1,006
Dampness in Houses.
Sites concreted2
Damp-proof courses provided48
Yards and forecourts paved and drained418