Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Defective w.c.'s remedied 38
Damp premises remedied 8
Roofs, gullies, etc., repaired 20
Paving in yards repaired 8
Cloakroom accommodation provided 1
Ventilation improved 1
Laundries.—There are 39 workshop laundries in the district,
and during the year the undermentioned improvements have been
effected :—
Cleansed throughout 8
Ironing room cleansed 4
Washhouse cleansed 1
W.c. flush reinstated 2
Drain ventilator repaired 2
Yard paved 1
Bakehouses.—There are in the district 57 bakehouses, of which
6 are underground. The requirements of the Acts of Parliament for
the securing of cleanliness have been carried out, the periodical
cleaning enforced, and the following improvements effected in
addition. In a number of cases the premises are so cramped, being
situated in the back yard of a shop premises, that they are rarely to
be found in as cleanly a condition as we desire, and it is only by
frequent visitation that a reasonably good condition is maintained.
Special cleansing 13
Repairs to floors and paving 12
Drains repaired 2
Cisterns cleansed 2
Accumulation removed 1
Receptacles for waste provided 5
Ventilation improved 1
Sundry repairs 10
Cowsheds and Milkshops-—Sixteen cowkeepers and 182 purveyors
of milk on our register have been supervised.
The Medical Officer of Health and myself, after having visited
the cowsheds in the district for some years, and come to the
conclusion that under the existing regulations such conditions as we