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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Inspections carried out, etc.—contd.
Dampness remedied—
by insertion of damp-proof courses 317
by pointing brickwork 279
by internal rendering 586
by miscellaneous remedies 163 1,345
Window frames and sashes repaired or renewed or
painted 850
Coppers repaired or renewed, or provided 64
Fireplaces, stoves and ovens repaired or renewed 756
Flues and chimney-stacks repaired 211
Brickwork of walls repaired and walls rebuilt 182
Ventilated food stores provided 20
Rooms cleansed 2,202
Staircases, passages and landings cleansed 290
Staircases, balconies and steps repaired or renewed 168
Noxious accumulations removed 31
Nuisances from animals abated 19
Miscellaneous defects remedied 1,148
Wall plaster repaired 1,593
Ceiling plaster repaired 1,605
Notices Served.
Informal 3,974
Statutory—
Housing Act, 1936, Section 9 1,355
Public Health Act, 1936—
Section 39 49
Section 24 18
Section 93 169
Section 45 30
Section 79 8
Tottenham Urban District Council Act, 1900,
Section 48 9
Total 1,638