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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Dwelling Houses (Contd.)
Doors and frames repaired or renewed. 99
Windows repaired or renewed. 490
Floors repaired or renewed. 333
Sub floor ventilation provided or improved. 26
Staircases repaired and handrails provided. 66
Fireplaces and flues repaired or renewed. 157
Cooking stoves repaired or renewed. 26
Wash coppers repaired or renewed. 2
Sinks and washbasins provided or renewed. 2 6
Waste pipes repaired or renewed. 84
Water supply improved or reinstated. 57
Water Closet walls, etc. cleaned. 1
Water closet pans cleansed. 6
Water closet pans repaired or renewed. 83
Water closet cisterns repaired or renewed. 145
Water closet structures repaired or rebuilt. 45
Water closet flush pipe joints repaired. 89
General Environmental Public Health
Drains cleansed from obstruction. 63
Drains repaired or renewed. 179
Soil pipes and vent, shafts repaired. 130
Water closets repaired. 90
Offensive accumulations removed. 37
Yards cleansed or repaired. 107
Dustbins provided. 3
COURT ACTION DURING 1958
Public Health Act, 1936
Section 93.
Byelaws
Others
Summonses issued
112
111
16
Oases heard
25
78
12
Fines imposed
-
67
12
Fines and Court Orders imposed
24
-
-
Failure to comply with Court Order
5
-
-
Failure to comply with 2nd. Court Order
2
-
-
Summonses withdrawn
83
16
-
Summonses not served
-
8
4
Summonses dismissed on payment of costs
-
9
-
32