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

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Walthamstow 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Visits to premises1393
He-visits to premises148
Visits in connection with Smallpox154
Premises disinfected1189
Articles disinfected at Low Hall13582
Articles destroyed at Low Hall243
Dampness in Houses.
Sites concreted12
Damp-proof courses provided278
Yards and forecourts paved and drained480
Hoofs made watertight706
Bain-water pipes made good255
Guttering repaired or renewed411
Other cases of dampness remedied500
Ventilation under floors provided248
House-to-house inspections952

Special Premises.

Number.Visits paid.
Slaughterhouses12620
Butchers' Shops93921
Bakehouses47184
Fishmongers, fish friers and curers, etc.59466
Eating-houses and Coffee Stalls71129
Ice Cream Vendors111129
Cowsheds116
Dairies and Milkshops219350
Laundries1046
Bag and Bone Dealers821
Elementary Schools3110
Private Schools13
Piggeries456
Street StallsNumerous114
Greengrocers192
Stables336
Factories482
Workshops302
Outworkers327

As a result of the regular periodical visiting of the Special
Premises the following works were carried out:—
Butchers' Shops and Slaughterhouses.
Special cleansing, 38; Paving repaired, 7; Accumulations
removed, 6; New Galvanised Bins provided, 11; Drains