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. | ||||||
1934 | 11204 | 9849 | 1335 | 2501 | 2424 | 113 | 24053 |
1933 | 10628 | 10205 | 1828 | 2437 | 2449 | 115 | 24653 |
Of the 113 Statutory Notices served during 1934, 102 were
complied with.
The nature and variety of the work done during 1934 is shown in the following tables:—
Drains tested | 546 |
,, reconstructed or repaired | 570 |
,, obstructions removed | 212 |
,, means of access provided | 48 |
,, ventilation provided or improved | 93 |
,, ventilation repaired | 217 |
Soil pipes repaired | 20 |
,, ,, new, provided | 57 |
Rain water pipes renewed | 273 |
,, ,, ,, disconnected from drains | 63 |
Roofs repaired or renewed | 809 |
Gutterings repaired or renewed | 506 |
W.C. pans or traps provided | 487 |
Gully traps provided | 114 |
W.C. flush cisterns provided | 89 |
,, ,, ,, repaired | 235 |
W.C. floors concreted | 90 |
W.C.'s repaired and cleansed | 651 |
W.C.'s light and ventilation improved | 5 |
Waste pipes renewed or trapped | 252 |
,, ,, repaired | 144 |
New sinks provided | 162 |
Water supply reinstated | 7 |
,, ,, taken off main | 7 |
Cisterns cleansed and covered | 37 |
Conveniences cleansed or repaired | 36 |
Sculleries paved | 86 |
Yards and forecourts paved and repaired | 545 |
Dirty houses cleansed | 96 |
,, rooms cleansed | 3,759 |
Floors repaired | 339 |
Ventilations under floors provided | 267 |
New damp-proof courses provided | 356 |