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Chelsea 1909

Annual report for 1909 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: SUMMARY OF NUISANCES AND OTHER MATTERS REPORTED ON AND WORK DONE DURING THE YEAR, 1909.

SUMMARY OF NUISANCES AND OTHER MATTERS REPORTED ON AND WORK DONE DURING THE YEAR, 1909.

Houses and Premises.
House-to-house inspections487
*Reported on respecting nuisances complained of491
Reported on with reference to infectious cases454
Cleansed, whitewashed, and repaired217
Defective roofs repaired109
Disinfected after communicable diseases405
*Disinfected for Tubercular and other diseases92
Rooms disinfected for verminous conditions118
Cases of overcrowding abated20
Dust-bins, new, provided90
Ashpits cleansed and repaired2
Underground rooms occupied contrary to Act4
Inspections of restaurant kitchens75

Table: Drainage :—

Drainage :—

Drains opened, cleansed, and made sound180
„ trapped with stoneware gullies
Water-closets cleansed and repaired81
Water-closets, new pans and traps provided91
Spout drains cleansed, repaired, or renewed53
Sink, bath, and lavatory waste pipes provided and repaired131
Drains and soil pipes ventilated or repaired56
Soil pipes, new, provided36
Additional w.c. accommodation provided23

Table: WATER SUPPLY:—

WATER SUPPLY:—

For domestic purposes, provided where cut off by Water Board13
For water-closets, or check cisterns provided and repaired125
Main cisterns cleaned or repaired13
„ new covers provided19
„ new, provided5
Water certificates, issued in respect of newly erected dwelling-houses
Nuisances abated arising from :—
Keeping of animals2
Accumulations of manure and other filth15
Yards, areas, and wash-houses paved or drained99
Smoke—

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•This does not include re-visits to premises to ascertain works in progress, or
premises visited where no nuisances are found to exist, which, if added, would at
least be treble the number of visits made.