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Chingford 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]

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Nuisances and Defects.
In the following table is summarised the nuisances and
defects dealt with or in connection with which action was commenced
during the year under the Housing Acts, Public Health
Acts, Byelaws and other Enactments:—

Table 3.

Dirty premises89
Roofs and eaves gutters defective73
Blocked yard and W.C. drains Accumulation of offensive matter110 13
Defective wall and ceiling plaster71
Insufficient flushing to W.C.'s30
Accumulations of stagnant water4
Defective W.C's38
Overcrowding10
Defective water fittings4
Watercourses requiring cleansing3
Dampness74
Insufficient drainage5
Defective drainage59
Defective firegrates and stoves50
Defective woodwork of windows and doors71
Smoky chimney1
Defective ashbins116
Lack of suitable latrines2
Defective chimney flue1
Verminous premises2
Defective water tanks18
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance3
Rat infestation3
Burning of refuse4
Flooding5
Defective floors39
Defective yard paving34
Defective sinks and waste pipes32
Insufficient lighting and ventilation9
Defective water fittings3
Insufficient W.C. accommodation28
Nuisance by caravan1
House without sink1
Pollution of Surface water sewer1
Insufficient water supply1
Lack of and defective food stores30
Lack of and defective washboilers44
Breaches of Byelaws and Acts8
Defective external brickwork41
Defective stairs and rails2
Vermin5
Smoke nuisances1
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