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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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Housing Act, 1936 Part IV — Overcrowding.
The housing shortage in the District is still acute. No formal action has been taken during the year.
| Number of visits made | 1 |
| Defective Roofs | 87 |
| W.C.'s | 8 |
| „ Flushing cisterns | 13 |
| „ Sink and waste pipes | 14 |
| „ Sash cords | 28 |
| Walls | 27 |
| „ Gutters and rainwater pipes | 50 |
| „ Yard paving | 13 |
| „ Windows | 98 |
| „ Drainage and vent pipes | 22 |
| „ Gullies | 11 |
| „ Internal Walls (plaster) | 64 |
| „ Ceilings | 41 |
| „ Water fittings and pipes | 12 |
| „ Flooring | 44 |
| „ External Walls | 15 |
| „ Stoves, boilers and fireplaces | 17 |
| „ Dustbins | 8 |
| „ Doors | 27 |
| Dampness | 53 |
| Under floor ventilation, lack of | 9 |
| Dirty walls and ceilings | 6 |