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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Floors repaired or renewed 244
Floors ventilated 81
Dampness remedied
by insertion of damp proof courses 31
by pointing of brickwork 91
by internal rendering 221
by miscellaneous remedies 131
Window frames and Sashes repaired or renewed, or painted 341
Coppers repaired or renewed, or provided 6
Fireplaces, Stoves & Ovens repaired or renewed 210
Flues and Chimneys Stacks repaired 116
Brickwork of Walls repaired and Walls rebuilt 110
Ventilated Food Stores provided 4
Rooms cleansed 85
Staircases, Passages & Landings cleansed 45
Staircases, Balconies and Steps repaired or renewed 79
Noxious Accumulations removed 34
Nuisances arising from Animals abated 6
Miscellaneous Defects remedied 770
Notices served
Statutory:-
Housing Act, 1957:
Section 9 75 75
Public Health Act, 1936:
Section 24 2
" 39 70
" 45 5
" 79 2
" 92 264 343
Tottenham Corporation Act, 1952:
Section 36 11
" 43 80 91
Total 509
Informal Notices 1361