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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
West Ham 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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SUMMARY OF DEFECTS REMEDIED - 1957
Dwelling Houses.
Roofs Repaired. 583
External walls and chimney stacks repaired. 145
Gutters and spouts repaired or renewed. 470
Dampness remedied. 575
Internal walls and ceilings repaired. 508
Rooms cleansed or redecorated. 3
Doors and frames repaired or renewed. 66
Windows repaired or renewed 391
Floors repaired or renewed. 254
Sub floor ventilation provided or improved. 23
Staircases repaired and handrails provided. 40
Fireplaces and flues repaired or renewed. l6l
Cooking stoves repaired or renewed. 18
Wash coppers repaired or renewed. 1
Sinks and washbasins provided or renewed. 13
Waste pipes repaired or renewed. 86
Water supply improved or reinstated. 58
Water closet walls, etc. cleansed. 6
Water closet pans cleansed. 15
Water closet pans repaired or renewed. 79
Water closet cisterns repaired or renewed. 114
Water closet structures repaired or rebuilt. 38
Water closet flush pipe joints repaired. . 73
Additional water closets provided. 1
General Environmental Pubilc Health
Drains cleansed from obstruction. 53
Drains repaired or renewed. 235
Soil pipes and vent shafts repaired. 71
Water closets repaired. 49
Offensive accumulations removed. 19
Yards cleansed or repaired. 92
Smoke nuisance abated. 1
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