London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Walthamstow 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
This page requires JavaScript
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Visits to premises, 713; Re-visits to premises, 132; Fremises
disinfected, 504; Articles disinfected at Low Hall, 7,199;
Articles destroyed at Low Hall, 30; Bedding dried, 9.
DAMPNESS IN HOUSES.
Sites concreted, 5; Damp-proof courses provided, 23; Yards
and forecourts paved and drained, 86; Roofs made watertight, 395;
Rainwater pipes made good, 104; Guttering repaired or renewed,208;
Other coses of dampness remedied, 169; Ventilation under floors
provided, 66.
SPECIAL HREMISES.
| Number. | Visits Paid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Factories (a) Fower | 226 | 234 |
| (b) Won Power | 132 | 110 |
| (c) Other Premises | 67 | 66 |
| Outworkers | 362 | 839 |
| Slaughterhouses Butchers' Shops | Not | in use. |
| 84 | 275 | |
| Bakehouses | 45 | 164 |
| Fishmongers, fish fryers and curers, etc. Eating-houses and Coffee Stalls | 34 | 111 |
| 86 | 139 | |
| Ice Cream Vendors | 119 | 33 |
| Cowsheds | 1 | 12 |
| Dairies and Hilkshops | 90 | 201 |
| Laundries | 8 | 8 |
| Rag and Bone Dealers | 6 | 12 |
| Elementary Schools | 31) | 5 |
| Private Schools | 5) | |
| Figgerles | 6 | 50 |
| Street Stalls | Numerous | 26 |
| Greengrocers | „ | 117 |
| Stable s | „ | 168 |
As a result of the regular periodical visiting of the Special
Premises the following works were carried out:-
BUTCHERS' SHOPS
Special cleansing, 13; Paving repaired, 4; Accumulations
removed, 3; New Galvanised Bins provided, 4; Drains repaired, 2;
W.C's repaired and cleansed, 5; Yard paving repaired, 4; Floors
repaired and ventilated, 3; Roofs repaired, 5; Drains cleared, 5.
BAKEHOUSES.
Special cleansings, 82; Drains repaired, 6; .C's cleansed
and doors repaired, 7; Yards repaved, 1; W.C. cisterns repaired,
2; Roofs repaired, 3; Premises general repairs, 2; Obstruction
from drains removed, 5; Other improvements, 6.
FISHMONGERS.
Special cleansings, 34; Yards repaved, 2; Accumulations
removed, 4; Roofs repaired, 1; Other improvements, 5: Drains
cleared, 1; Gutters renewed, 2.
COFFEE ATP EATING HOUSES.
Special cleansings, 45; Yard pavings repaired, 3; .C.cisterns
repaired, 5; Kitchen light and ventilation improved, 1.
ICE CREAM VTTDORS.
Special cleansings, 12; Special cleansing of utensils, 2;
9.