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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Sculleries paved 85
Yards and forecourts paved and repaired 490
Dirty houses cleansed 33
,, rooms cleansed 2,918
Floors repaired 338
Ventilations under floors provided 205
New damp-proof courses provided 260
Sites concreted 6
Offensive accumulations removed 70
Animals improperly kept, removed 6
Manure receptacles provided 7
Stables cleansed, paved and drained 48
Manholes repaired or re-sealed 99
Other cases of dampness remedied 492
Separate Sanitary Conveniences provided to shops
where both sexes are employed 2
Miscellaneous repairs 2,391
Infectious Disease.
Visits to premises 863
Re-visits to premises 157
Premises disinfected 614
Articles disinfected at Low Hall 4,037
Articles destroyed at Low Hall 193
Dampness in Houses.
Sites concreted 6
Damp-proof courses provided 260
Yards and forecourts paved and drained 490
Roofs made watertight 902
Rain-water pipes made good239
Guttering repaired or renewed 404
Other cases of dampness remedied 492
Ventilation under floors provided 205
House-to-house inspections 756
Special Premises. Visits
Number. paid.
Factories 256 366
Workshops 167 184
Outworkers 523 662
Slaughterhouses 10 494
Butchers' Shops 96 610
Bakehouses 45 200
Fishmongers, fish fryers and curers, etc. 52 288