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 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table: Defects Remedied (Coat'd.)

Defects Remedied (Coat'd.)

Dampness remedied
by insertion of damp proof courses3
by pointing of brickwork33
by internal rendering59
by miscellaneous remedies75
Window frames and sashes repaired, renewed or painted119
Coppers repaired, renewed or provided1
Fireplaces, stoves & ovens repaired or renewed22
Flues and chimney stacks repaired16
Brickwork of walls repaired and walls rebuilt17
Ventilated food stores provided4
Rooms cleansed1
Staircases, passages and landings cleansed2
Staircases, balconies and steps repaired or renewed19
Noxious accumulations removed35
Nuisances arising from animals abated3
Miscellaneous defects remedied282

Table: Notices Served

Notices Served

Statutory:-
Housing Act, 1957:43
Section 939
Section 904
Housing Act, 1961:
Section 151014
Section 162
Section 192
Public Health Act, 1936:
Section 3 927284
Section 459
Section 792
Section 92246
Tottenham Corporation Act, 1952:
Section 3646
Section 43116162
Informal Notices1,348503