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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Sites concreted | 9 | |
Offensive accumulations removed | 55 | |
Animals improperly kept, removed | 4 | |
Manure receptacles provided | — | |
Stables cleansed, paved and drained | 48 | |
Manholes repaired or re-sealed | 92 | |
Other cases of dampness remedied | 461 | |
Separate Sanitary Conveniences provided to shops | ||
where both sexes are employed | 2 | |
Miscellaneous repairs | 2,674 | |
Infectious Disease. | ||
Visits to premises | 1,335 | |
Re-visits to premises | 157 | |
Visits in connection with Smallpox | 97 | |
Premises disinfected | 1,151 | |
Articles disinfected at Low Hall | 11,642 | |
Articles destroyed at Low Hall | 214 | |
Dampness in Houses. | ||
Sites concreted | 9 | |
Damp-proof courses provided | 356 | |
Yards and forecourts paved and drained | 545 | |
Roofs made watertight | 809 | |
Rain-water pipes made good | 273 | |
Guttering repaired or renewed | 506 | |
Other cases of dampness remedied | 461 | |
Ventilation under floors provided | 267 | |
House-to-house inspections | 1,159 | |
Special Premises. | Number. | Visits paid. |
Factories | 152 | 385 |
Workshops | 145 | 248 |
Outworkers | 472 | 288 |
Slaughterhouses | 10 | 386 |
Butchers' Shops | 97 | 936 |
Bakehouses | 49 | 185 |
Fishmongers, fish friers and curers, etc. | 61 | 465 |
Eating-houses and Coffee Stalls | 86 | 223 |
Ice Cream Vendors | 128 | 58 |
Cowsheds | 1 | 14 |
Dairies and Milkshops | 177 | 251 |
Laundries | 9 | 49 |
Rag and Bone Dealers | 9 | 35 |
Elementary Schools | 31 | 14 |
Private Schools | 8 | |
Piggeries | 4 | 54 |
Street Stalls | Numerous | 98 |
Greengrocers | „ | 175 |
Stables | „ | 304 |