Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 premises | 89 |
Roofs and eaves gutters defective | 73 |
Blocked yard and W.C. drains Accumulation of offensive matter | 110 13 |
Defective wall and ceiling plaster | 71 |
Insufficient flushing to W.C.'s | 30 |
Accumulations of stagnant water | 4 |
Defective W.C's | 38 |
Overcrowding | 10 |
Defective water fittings | 4 |
Watercourses requiring cleansing | 3 |
Dampness | 74 |
Insufficient drainage | 5 |
Defective drainage | 59 |
Defective firegrates and stoves | 50 |
Defective woodwork of windows and doors | 71 |
Smoky chimney | 1 |
Defective ashbins | 116 |
Lack of suitable latrines | 2 |
Defective chimney flue | 1 |
Verminous premises | 2 |
Defective water tanks | 18 |
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance | 3 |
Rat infestation | 3 |
Burning of refuse | 4 |
Flooding | 5 |
Defective floors | 39 |
Defective yard paving | 34 |
Defective sinks and waste pipes | 32 |
Insufficient lighting and ventilation | 9 |
Defective water fittings | 3 |
Insufficient W.C. accommodation | 28 |
Nuisance by caravan | 1 |
House without sink | 1 |
Pollution of Surface water sewer | 1 |
Insufficient water supply | 1 |
Lack of and defective food stores | 30 |
Lack of and defective washboilers | 44 |
Breaches of Byelaws and Acts | 8 |
Defective external brickwork | 41 |
Defective stairs and rails | 2 |
Vermin | 5 |
Smoke nuisances | 1 |
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