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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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35
Bakehouses 141
Other food premises 1,032
Slaughter-houses 48
Public House urinals 69
Appointments and interviews 912
Drains tested 496
Drains defective 327
Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts 84
Requisitioned houses 227
Stables and mews 38
Outworkers 788
Other visits 2,370
Notices Served.
Statutory
Housing Act, 1936:
Section 9 673
Section 11 10
Section 12 8
Public Health Act, 1936:
Section 24 17
Section 39 59
Section 45 15
Section 48 41
Section 83 1
Section 94 266
Tottenham Urban District Council Act, 1900
Section 48 1
1,091
Informal 2,830
Defects Remedied
Drains reconstructed ... ... ... ... 63
Drains repaired 345
Drains cleared 236
W. C. Cistern repaired or renewed 183
W. C. Pans renewed 173
W. C. Pans cleansed 70
Waste Pipes repaired or renewed 164
Rain water pipes repaired or renewed 458
Roofs repaired or renewed 1151