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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
Wanstead and Woodford 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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(c) Proceedings under sections 11 and 13 of the Housing
Act, 1936:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
Demolition Orders were made 13
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance
of Demolition Orders 11
4. Housing Act, 1936.—Part IV.—Overcrowding:—
No formal action.
56 inspections were made in suspected cases of overcrowding, and
six revisits made.
| Dwelling-houses | |
| Roof repairs | 73 |
| External walls and chimney stacks repaired | 20 |
| Walls underpinned | 1 |
| Gutters and spouts repaired or renewed | 47 |
| Damp-proof courses provided | 13 |
| Dampness remedied | 34 |
| Yards paved or repaired | 4 |
| Internal walls and ceilings repaired | 45 |
| Doors and frames repaired or renewed | 23 |
| Locks and fasteners repaired or renewed | 2 |
| Windows repaired or renewed | 28 |
| Floors repaired or renewed | 57 |
| Sub-floor vent. provided or improved | 13 |
| Skirtings repaired | 13 |
| Rooms cleansed or redecorated | 33 |
| Rooms with improved lighting | 1 |
| Staircases repaired and hand-rails provided | 10 |
| Fireplaces and flues repaired or renewed | 27 |
| Cooking stoves repaired or renewed | 11 |
| Wash coppers repaired or renewed | 3 |
| Sinks and washbasins provided or renewed | 9 |
| Waste pipes repaired or renewed | 25 |
| Food stores provided or improved | 7 |
| Dustbins provided or renewed | 42 |
| Water supply improved or reinstated | 16 |
| Water Closet walls, etc., cleansed | 5 |
| Water closet cisterns repaired or renewed | 14 |
| Water closet pans repaired or renewed | 27 |
| Water closet structures repaired or rebuilt | 3 |
| Water closet flush pipe joints repaired | 20 |
| Drainage board provided | 1 |
| Steps repaired, etc. | 2 |
| Mechanical feeder put into commission | 1 |
| Storage tanks repaired or renewed | 2 |
| Chimney" cowl provided | 1 |
| Glass lean-to's repaired | 3 |