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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
Chigwell 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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Housing Act, 1936—Part IV— Overcrowding.
No formal action was taken owing to the general housing
shortage.
38 inspections and visits were made, but the acute housing
shortage in the district has made the alleviation of overcrowding
a matter of great difficulty.
Summary of Defects.
| Defective roofs | 96 |
| W.C.'s | 18 |
| water waste preventers | 26 |
| sink and waste pipes | 11 |
| „ sash cords | 30 |
| flank walls | 12 |
| gutters and rain water pipes | 32 |
| yard paving | 2 |
| window and door cills | 12 |
| drainage and vent pipes | 4 |
| gullies | 18 |
| internal walls (plaster) | 94 |
| ceilings | 40 |
| „ water fittings and pipes | 8 |
| „ flooring and doors | 16 |
| external walls | 19 |
| „ stores and boilers | 2 |
| „ fireplaces | 27 |
| dustbins | 44 |
| Dampness | 80 |
| Under floor ventilation, lack of | 6 |
| Dirty walls and ceilings | 24 |
| Miscellaneous | 16 |