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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
Chingford 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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| Defective eaves, gutters and down spouts | 3 | Broken sash cords | 4 |
| Rooms of dwellings cleansed | 46 | ||
| Defective roofs | 14 | Defective fire places | 7 |
| Accumulation of House Refuse | 38 | Houses without water supply | 5 |
| Accumulation of Trade Refuse | 9 | Defective floor boards | 2 |
| Defective dung pits | 2 | Verminous dwellings | 1 |
| Accumulations of dung | 16 | Stables redrained and repaired | 3 |
| Insufficient lavatory accommodation | 1 | Dilapidated structures | 1 |
| Pig sties redrained and repaired | 5 | ||
| Insufficient ventilation | 1 | ||
| Defective W.C. supply or dis | Insanitary Hut | 1 | |
| charge pipes | 4 | Offensive materials removed | 15 |
| Defective cesspools | 3 | Miscellaneous | 47 |
Statutory Notices Served.
| Section 36. Public Health Act, 1875 | 4 |
| 42 | |
| 46 | |
| Nuisance Bye-Laws | 1 |
| Total | 47 |
No prosecutions have been necessary under the above Acts.
Complaints.
Sixty-one Complaints have been received during the year, and
each one was investigated with as little delay as possible.
Summary of Complaints.
Of Nuisances 4
Of Dilapidated dwellings 6
Of non-removal of house refuse 13
Of notice to remove house refuse from newly
occupied houses 25
COMPLAINTS WITHOUT FOUNDATION 13
Total 61
Housing and Town Planning, etc., Acts.
Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910.
Or Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925.
Under the Housing Acts, a systematic inspection of the dwellings
in several Streets has been made.