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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
Wanstead 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead]
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STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS
Scullery floors paved or repaired 11
W.C. floors ,, ,, „ 29
House floors renewed ,, „ 18
Walls repaired 25
Walls rendered 19
Light and ventilation improved 7
Yards paved and drained or repaired 31
Roofs repaired 43
Rainwater pipes and guttering renewed or repaired 59
Windows renewed, repaired or made to open 17
Ceilings repaired 32
Air grids fixed 40
Damp courses fixed in house walls 9
WATER SUPPLY
Draw off taps provided on rising main 7
Cisterns cleaned, repaired or covered 13
DIRTY PREMISES
Special premises cleansed 24
Dirty houses cleansed throughout 7
Dirty rooms cleansed 89
Foul W.C. pans cleansed 10
MISCELLANEOUS
Nuisance from pig keeping (or other animals) abated 7
Offensive accumulations removed 18
New portable galvanised iron dustbins provided 24
Cesspools repaired 2
Privy removed 1
Stables drained 2
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
HENRY C. HOWARD.
Public Health Department,
Council Offices,
Wanstead.
April, 1920.