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

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Walthamstow 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Water supply reinstated 2
,, ,, taken off main 25
Cisterns cleansed and covered 61
Conveniences cleansed or repaired 20
Sculleries paved 33
Yards and forecourts paved and repaired 349
Dirty houses cleansed 103
,, rooms cleansed 3,506
Floors repaired 213
Ventilations under floors provided 171
New damp-proof courses provided 88
Sites concreted 7
Offensive accumulations removed 45
Animals improperly kept, removed 8
Manure receptacles provided 4
Stables cleansed, paved and drained 15
Manholes repaired or re-sealed 63
Other cases of dampness remedied 299
Separate Sanitary Conveniences provided to shops
where both sexes are employed 1
Polluted wells closed 2
Miscellaneous repairs 1,044
Infectious Diseases.
Visits to premises 1,526
Re-visits to premises 288
Visits in connection with Smallpox 4,646
Premises disinfected 1,473
Articles disinfected at Low Hall 14,410
,, destroyed at Low Hall 117
Dampness in Houses.
Sites concreted 7
Damp-proof courses provided 88
Yards and forecourts paved and drained 349
Roofs made watertight 663
Rain-water pipes made good 252
Guttering repaired or renewed 401
Other cases of dampness remedied 299
Ventilation under floors provided 171
House-to-House Inspections 412
Special Premises.
Number. Visits paid.
Slaughterhouses 13 327
Butchers' Shops 80 574
Bakehouses 44 127
Fishmongers (fish frying and curing), etc. 57 235