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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 1942

[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: Table 3

Table 3

Dirty Premises47
Defective Roofs, Spoutings and Eaves Gutters59
Yard and W.C. drains blocked87
Defective Yard and Passage Surfaces5
Defective Sinks and Waste Pipes15
Dampness17
Defective Drainage21
W.C.'s without proper flushing arrangements16
Defective Ashbins17
Defective Floors25
Defective Firegrates and Stoves23
Defective Water closets11
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance2
Defective Water Fittings11
Insufficient Water Supply10
Defective Wash Boilers7
Insufficient Lighting and Ventilation5
Defective External Brickwork and Chimneys17
Defective Woodwork, Windows, Doors, & c.37
Pollution of Watercourse1
Re Overcrowding2
Rat Infestation7
Defective Hot Water Supply1
Lack of Water Supply1
Insufficient W.C. Accommodation3
Defective Lavatory Basins1
Broken Sashcords7
Defective Flues3
Defective Internal Brickwork1
Vermin13
W.C.'s with Defective Flushing arrangements6
Defective Wall and Ceiling Plaster58
Blocked Sewers50
Defective Sewers15
606

Table: Table 4Letters sent out and notices served in connection with sanitary matters.

Table 4

Letters sent out and notices served in connection with sanitary matters.

Letters365
Public Health Acts:
Preliminary Notices96
Secondary Notices0
Statutory Notices9
Housing Acts:
Preliminary Notices40
Secondary Notices0
Statutory Notices14
Letters sent out by the Chief Sanitary Inspector on all matters (including letters and notices listed above)1,250