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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 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]

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NUISANCES AND DEFECTS
In the following table are 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.

Walls and Ceilings dirty64
Defective Roofs, Spoutings and Eavesgutters95
Blocked Yard and W.C. Drains23
Blocked Sewers231
Defective Sewers30
Defective Drainage52
Wall and Ceiling Plaster Defective116
Absence of or Defective Dustbins24
W.C.'s Without Proper Flushing Arrangements14
Insufficient Water Supply1
Water Closets Defective15
Dampness66
Defective Stoves and Firegrates26
Defective Floors49
Water Fittings Defective22
Defective External Brickwork2
Stairs and Rails Defective2
Defective Woodwork of Windows and Doors62
Defective Window Sills21
Sinks and Waste Pipes Defective12
Yard Paving Defective10
Defective Wash Coppers3
Defective Sash Cords, Glazing, etc.43
Rat Infestation213
Animals Kept So As To Be a Nuisance2
Offensive Accumulations5
Walls Defective36
Absence of Proper Foodstores2
Pollution of Rivers and Watercourses4
Defective Flues and Chimney Stacks15
Verminous Premises9
1269

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

TABLE 4.

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

Letters1957
Public Health Acts:
Preliminary Notices37
Secondary Notices4
Statutory Notices8
Statutory Notices (re Maintenance of Sewers)39
Housing Acts:
Preliminary Notices69
Secondary Notices15
Statutory Notices10