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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 1950
[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 3.
| Walls and Ceilings cleansed | 50 |
| Roofs, Spoutings and Eavesgutters repaired or renewed | 89 |
| External Walls repaired | 20 |
| Wall and Ceiling Plaster repaired | 48 |
| Floors repaired | 28 |
| Stairs and Stair Rails repaired | 3 |
| Windows repaired (including Sashcords, Glazing and Sills) | 75 |
| Stoves and Firegrates repaired or renewed | 9 |
| Flues and Chimney Stacks repaired or rebuilt | 17 |
| Dampness remedied | 33 |
| Yard Surfaces repaired or relaid | 2 |
| Offensive Accumulations removed | 2 |
| Nuisances from Animals abated | 1 |
| Verminous Premises disinfested | 13 |
| Drains repaired or reconstructed | 42 |
| Soil and Ventilating Pipes repaired or renewed | 9 |
| Water Closets repaired or reconstructed | 12 |
| Water Closets cleansed and limewashed | 20 |
| Water Closet Pans fixed | 7 |
| Water Closet Flushing Cisterns repaired or renewed | 9 |
| Water Storage Tanks and Piping repaired or renewed | 7 |
| Dustbins provided | 45 |
| Rat Infestations | 197 |
| Offensive Trades found and stopped | 1 |
| Sewers cleansed | 280 |
| Sewers repaired | 22 |
| Nuisances from Smoke Emission abated | 6 |
| 947 |
TABLE 4.
Letters sent out and notices served in connection with the work of the Health Department.
| Letters | 1,632 |
| Preliminary Notices | 53 |
| Statutory Notices | 13 |
| Statutory Notices (re Maintenance of Sewers) | 15 |
| Preliminary Notices | 58 |
| Statutory Notices | 9 |