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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 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: Sanitary Inspection of the Area.

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.
1932101301070016752527258213225169
193199921292414612641270516525760

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Of the 132 Statutory Notices served during 1932, 110 were
complied with.

Table: The nature and variety of the work done during 1932 is shown in the following tables:—

The nature and variety of the work done during 1932 is shown in the following tables:—

Drains tested507
„ reconstructed or repaired453
„ obstructions removed250
„ means of access provided47
„ ventilation provided or improved68
„ ventilation repaired182
Soil pipes repaired41
„ „ new provided29
Rain water pipes renewed349
„ „ „ disconnected from drains73
Roofs repaired or renewed797
Gutterings repaired or renewed502
W.C. pans or traps provided437
Gully traps provided144
W.C. flush cisterns provided69
„ „ „ repaired248
W.C. floors concreted65
W.C.'s repaired and cleansed564
W.C.'s light and ventilation repaired11
Waste pipes renewed or trapped202
„ „ repaired146
New sinks provided132
Water supply reinstated9
„ „ taken off main11
Cisterns cleansed and covered47
Conveniences cleansed or repaired29
Sculleries paved99
Yards and forecourts paved and repaired595
Dirty houses cleansed126
„ rooms cleansed3855
Floors repaired272
Ventilations under floors provided223
New damp-proof courses provided338
Sites concreted14