Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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SUMMARY OF DEFECTS REMEDIED-1956.
Celling Houses.
Roofs repaired 942
External walls and chimney stacks
repaired 264
Gutters and spouts repaired or renewed 760
Dampness remedied 360
Internal walls and ceilings repaired 365
Rooms cleansed or redecorated 4l
Doors and frames repaired or renewed 146
Windows repaired or renewed 360
Floors repaired or renewed 360
Sub floor ventilation provided or improved 40
Staircases repaired and handrails provided 84
Fireplaces and flues repaired or renewed 284
Cooking stoves repaired or renewed 50
Wash coppers repaired or renewed 6
Sinks and washbasins provided or renewed 24
Waste pipes repaired or renewed 140
Food stores provided or improved 1
Water supply improved or reinstated 166
Water closet walls, etc. cleansed 8
Water closet pans cleansed 4
Water closet pans repaired or renewed 122
Water closet cisterns repaired or renewed 170
Water closet structures repaired or rebuilt 45
Water closet flush pipe joints repaired 128
Additional water closets provided 1
General Environmental Public Health.
Drains cleansed from obstruction 114
Drains repaired or renewed 193
New drains provided 3
Inspection chambers repaired 5
New inspection chambers provided 1
Soil pipes and vent shafts repaired 97
Water closets repaired 50
Water closets cleansed 4
Additional water closets provided 2
Stables, Manure Pits, repaired or renewed 1
Animal nuisances abated 2
Offensive accumulations removed 15
Yards cleansed or repaired 15
Smoke nuisances abated 2