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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
Walthamstow 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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SUMMARY—continued.
Drinking water on main 41
Sinks or bath water repaired or renewed 143
Roofs repaired 67
Guttering repaired or new 115
Dirty houses 71
„ rooms 340
Overcrowding 8
Floors repaired 14
Yards repaired or paved 185
Sculleries paved 38
Ventilation provided under floors 78
Animals, improperly kept, removed 14
Dungpits provided or repaired 8
Cesspools abolished 2
Offensive accumulations removed 64
Cisterns cleaned or repaired 21
Vents repaired or lengthened 62
Cleansing notices 572
House pulled down 1
New floors 5
Service repaired 3
Yards drained 2
New sashs and frames, &c. 5
Brick arches repaired 5
W.C.'s cleansed and repaired 44
„ new 12
Ventilation improved (Factory and Workshop Act) 2
New sinks 19
Water reinstated 12
Soil pipes fixed or repaired 6
Premises disinfected 813
Articles disinfected at Chamber 7,615