London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Tottenham 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Water Service Pipes repaired 146
Water Supply reinstated 55
Yards repaired or reconstructed 47
Sinks renewed or provided 76
Floors repaired or renewed 561
Floors ventilated 211
Dampness remedied—
by insertion of damp-proof courses 91
by pointing of brickwork 38
by internal rendering 170
by miscellaneous remedies 8
Window Frames and Sashes repaired or renewed,
or painted 321
Coppers repaired or renewed, or provided 30
Fireplaces, Stoves and Ovens repaired or renewed 244
Flues and Chimney Stacks repaired 126
Brickwork of Walls repaired and Walls rebuilt 60
Ventilated Food Stores provided 6
Rooms cleansed 1,052
Staircases, Passages and Landings cleansed 94
Staircases, Balconies and Steps repaired or renewed 67
Noxious Accumulations removed 26
Nuisances arising from Animals abated 18
Miscellaneous Defects remedied 227
Defective Wall Plaster remedied 349
Defective Ceiling Plaster remedied 343
Notices Served.
Informal 1,900
Statutory-
Housing Act, 1936, Section 9 255
Public Health Act, 1936:—
Section 24 5
Section 39 20
Section 83 13
Section 94 10
Section 45 16
Section 44
Section 79 3
Total 322