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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 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]

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19.

Table: TABLE 3 (Contd.)

TABLE 3 (Contd.)

Brought Forward488
Now Sinks provided11
Sink Waste Pipes - trapped or renewed6
Water Closets repaired or reconstructed7
Water Closets cleansed and limewashed2
Water Closet Pedestals fixed3
Water Closet Flushing Cisterns repaired
or renewed5
Water Storage Tanks and Piping repaired
or renewed9
Sufficient Water Supply provided5
Hot Water Systems repaired8
Dustbins provided10
Rat Infestations117
Sewers cleansed254
Sewers repaired32
Food Premises:
Limewashed and cleansed22
Improvements17
Factories and Workplaces :
Limewashed and cleansed0
Lighting and Ventilation improved0
Additional Sanitary accommodation4
Separate accommodation for sexes2
Other Contraventions of Act2
Shops:
Additional Sanitary accommodation1
Yv'ashing Facilities provided6
Lighting and Heating improved3
Places of Entertainment:
Repairs to Sanitary Accommodation0
Cleansing of Sanitary Accommodation0
1014

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TABLE 4.
Letters sent out and notices served in connection with the work
of the Health Department:
Letters 1329
Public Health Acts:
Preliminary Notices 30
Statutory Notices 17
Housing Acta:
Preliminary Notices 70
Statutory Notices 9