Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1932
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Walls and Ceilings cleansed:— | |
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(b) Premises partially | 308 |
(c) Verminous rooms cleansed | 31 |
(d) Total number of rooms cleansed | 511 |
Wash-house walls and ceilings cleansed ... | 27 |
Walls and ceilings of water closets cleansed and repaired | 49 |
Wash-house roofs repaired | 6 |
Dirty tenants' rooms cleansed | 9 |
Yard and area walls cleansed | 5 |
Defective roofs repaired | 57 |
Defective gutters repaired | 9 |
Defective rain water pipes repaired | 25 |
Dampness abated | 84 |
Miscellaneous repairs | 138 |
Wash-house floors repaired | 4 |
Yard surfaces repaired, paved, etc. | 12 |
Ashpits demolished . | — |
New and proper dustbins provided | 48 |
Workrooms provided with light and ventilation or light and ventilation | |
improved |
Reconstructed | 87 |
Repaired | 10 |
Cleansed | 2 |
Inspection Chambers and traps provided | 263 |
Fresh air inlets provided or repaired | 100 |
New soil pipes provided | 74 |
New ventilation pipes provided | 94 |
Soil and ventilation pipes repaired | 12 |
Anti-syphonage pipes provided | 16 |
Drains sealed off | 2 |
Drains cleared (obstruction removed) | 14 |
New covers provided to inspection chambers | 166 |
Rainwater pipes disconnected and caused to discharge over properly | |
trapped gullies | 6 |
Sink wastes provided with traps | 127 |
Sink waste pipes cleansed | 5 |
New sink wastes provided | 67 |
New sinks provided | 88 |
New bath wastes provided | 36 |
Improvements in sanitary conveniences (factories, workshops, etc.)... | 5 |
New water closet pans provided | 170 |
Water closet pans (foul) cleansed | 5 |
Choked water closet pans unstopped and cleansed | 6 |
Water waste preventers renewed | 56 |
Water waste preventers repaired | 28 |
Water closet roofs repaired | 12 |
Ventilation and light provided or improved | 29 |
W.C. floors repaired | 170 |
Water supply to premises reinstated | 6 |
Water supply provided to upper storeys of tenement houses | — |
New drinking water cisterns provided | 2 |
Drinking water cisterns cleansed ... | 8 |
Drinking water cisterns provided with new covers or covers repaired | 6 |
Number of observations | 14 |
Number of nuisances and complaints | 2 |
Number of notices | — |
Number of Summonses | — |