London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Infectious Disease.
| Visits to premises | ... | 1,166 |
| Re-visits to premises | ... | 90 |
| Visits in connection with Smallpox | ... | 6 |
| Premises disinfected | ... | 910 |
| Articles disinfected at Low Hall | ... | 12,820 |
| Articles destroyed at Low Hall | ... | 174 |
| Dampness in Houses. | ||
| Sites concreted | ... | 7 |
| Damp-proof courses provided | ... | 386 |
| Yards and forecourts paved and drained | ... | 567 |
| Roofs made watertight | ... | 1,066 |
| Rain-water pipes made good | ... | 320 |
| Guttering repaired or renewed | ... | 564 |
| Other cases of dampness remedied | ... | 590 |
| Ventilation under floors provided | ... | 231 |
| House-to-house inspections | ... | 1,192 |
| Special Premises. | Visits | |
| Number. | paid. | |
| Factories | 205 | 392 |
| Workshops | 184 | 280 |
| Outworkers | 501 | 388 |
| Slaughterhouses | 9 | 415 |
| Butchers' Shops | 98 | 962 |
| Bakehouses | 48 | 178 |
| Fishmongers, fish fryers and curers, etc. | 55 | 372 |
| Eating-houses and Coffee Stalls | 68 | 197 |
| Ice Cream Vendors | 134 | 98 |
| Cowsheds | 1 | 14 |
| Dairies and Milkshops | 198 | 205 |
| Laundries | 8 | 51 |
| Rag and Bone Dealers | 6 | 55 |
| Elementary Schools | 32 | 15 |
| Private Schools | 9 | |
| Piggeries | 4 | 43 |
| Street Stalls | Numerous | 86 |
| Greengrocers | ,, | 145 |
| Stables | ,, | 318 |