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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

Hackney 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: WORKS OF REPAIR EXECUTED UNDER SECTION 9 OF THE HOUSING ACT, 1936

WORKS OF REPAIR EXECUTED UNDER SECTION 9 OF THE HOUSING ACT, 1936

Additional lighting and ventilation provided29
Brickwork rebuilt or repointed199
Chimney pots renewed12
Coppers provided or repaired20
Drains cleared2
Dampness abated (rooms)208
Doors, door-frames and other woodwork repaired195
Doorlocks and furniture repaired or renewed99
Flushing apparatus repaired17
Floors repaired (rooms)241
Fireplaces and flues repaired266
Gullies renewed9
Miscellaneous items29
Paving repaired or drained105
Roofs and gutters repaired or renewed266
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed72
Rooms redecorated494
Soil and vent pipes repaired or renewed7
Sink waste pipes repaired or renewed34
Sinks renewed30
Staircases and landings redecorated94
Staircases repaired96
Sashcords renewed (rooms)181
Stone steps repaired23
Sub-floor ventilation provided12
Taps on rising mains repaired or renewed6
Ventilated lobbies provided to W.C.s.3
W.C. pans renewed28
W.C. seats repaired or renewed34
Wall and ceiling plaster repaired or renewed521
Window sashes and frames repaired (rooms)445
Window reveals and sills repaired or renewed323
Water supply provided to upper floors3