Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Sanitary Inspection of the Area.
No. of inspections made. | No. of nuisances detected. | No. of complaints received. | No. of Informal Notices. | No. of Statutory Notices served. | Total visits. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Served. | Complied with. | ||||||
1932 | 10130 | 10700 | 1675 | 2527 | 2582 | 132 | 25169 |
1931 | 9992 | 12924 | 1461 | 2641 | 2705 | 165 | 25760 |
Of the 132 Statutory Notices served during 1932, 110 were
complied with.
The nature and variety of the work done during 1932 is shown in the following tables:—
Drains tested | 507 |
„ reconstructed or repaired | 453 |
„ obstructions removed | 250 |
„ means of access provided | 47 |
„ ventilation provided or improved | 68 |
„ ventilation repaired | 182 |
Soil pipes repaired | 41 |
„ „ new provided | 29 |
Rain water pipes renewed | 349 |
„ „ „ disconnected from drains | 73 |
Roofs repaired or renewed | 797 |
Gutterings repaired or renewed | 502 |
W.C. pans or traps provided | 437 |
Gully traps provided | 144 |
W.C. flush cisterns provided | 69 |
„ „ „ repaired | 248 |
W.C. floors concreted | 65 |
W.C.'s repaired and cleansed | 564 |
W.C.'s light and ventilation repaired | 11 |
Waste pipes renewed or trapped | 202 |
„ „ repaired | 146 |
New sinks provided | 132 |
Water supply reinstated | 9 |
„ „ taken off main | 11 |
Cisterns cleansed and covered | 47 |
Conveniences cleansed or repaired | 29 |
Sculleries paved | 99 |
Yards and forecourts paved and repaired | 595 |
Dirty houses cleansed | 126 |
„ rooms cleansed | 3855 |
Floors repaired | 272 |
Ventilations under floors provided | 223 |
New damp-proof courses provided | 338 |
Sites concreted | 14 |