London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1941
[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 | 38 |
| Defective eaves, gutters and roofs | 48 |
| Defective sinks and waste pipes | 11 |
| Yard and W.'C. drains blocked | 181 |
| Dampness | 14 |
| Defective drainage | 26 |
| W.C.'s without proper flushing arrangements | 12 |
| Defective dustbins | 23 |
| Defeotive floors | 10 |
| Defective firegrates | 17 |
| Defective wall and ceiling plaster | 34 |
| Defective W.C.'s | 19 |
| Defective woodwork of windows and doors | 29 |
| Yard and passage surfaces defective | 2 |
| Animals kept so as to be a nuisance | 4 |
| Water fittings defective | 20 |
| Insufficient water supply | 10 |
| Defective chimney stacks | 3 |
| Defective wash boilers | 2 |
| Insufficient lighting and ventilation | 5 |
| Insufficient drainage | 1 |
| Defective yard paving | 2 |
| Defective brickwork and pointing | 2 |
| Defective stoves | 1 |
| Defective door and window fasteners | 11 |
| Breach of Byelaws | 1 |
| Defective shop fittings | 1 |
| Accumulations of rubbish | 3 |
| Defective road gully | 1 |
| Defective hot-water pipes | 1 |
| Pollution of watercourse | 1 |
| Re Overcrowding | 1 |
| Accumulation of stagnant water | 1 |
| Rat infestation | 1 |
| 536 |
Table 4
Letters sent out and notices served in connection with Sanitary Matters
| Letters | 554 |
| Public Health Acts: | |
| Preliminary Notices | 157 |
| Secondary Notices | 7 |
| Statutory Notices | 1 |
| Housing Acts: | |
| Preliminary Notices | 7 |
| Secondary Notices | — |
| Statutory Notices | — |
| Letters sent out by the Chief Sanitary Inspector on all matters (including letters and notices listed above) | 2,361 |