[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough] page 20

Battersea 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Table: Sanitary Circumstances. The following table sets out in summarised form the details of the main work of the Department in relation to sanitation:- Sanitary Operations, 1958.

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Sanitary Circumstances. The following table sets out in summarised form the details of the main work of the Department in relation to sanitation:- Sanitary Operations, 1958.

Inspections—		Work carried out—(contd.)
Complaints	3,163	Dampness remedied	1,065
Houses let in lodgings Rent Act	8 730	Waste pipes renewed/ repaired	59
Slum clearance	365	Water closets repaired or cleansed	186
Urinals and convenience;	186	Water closets repaired or cleansed	186
Caravans	261	Water closets installed	90
Water certificates	72	Water cisterns cleansed or repaired	26
Infectious disease cases-		Water cisterns cleansed or repaired	26
Notifiable	524	Water supplies reinstated	72
Non-notifiable	68	Water supplies reinstated	72
Drainage	1,917	Water fittings renewed or repaired	50
Smoke Control Area	982	Water fittings renewed or repaired	50
Other visits	2,363	Additional water supply to tenement houses	1
Re-inspections	11,118	Additional water supply to tenement houses	1
Notices served—		Water certificates issued	10
Intimation	1,602	Sinks, lavatory basins, baths renewed	101
Statutory (Infectious Disease)	83	Sinks, lavatory basins, baths renewed	101
Statutory (Infectious Disease)	83	Plaster renewed	842
Statutory (Nuisance)	878	Floors and stairs repaired	287
L.C.C. (General Powers) Acts	81	Floors and stairs repaired	287
L.C.C. (General Powers) Acts	81	Doors and windows repaired	472
Summonses issued	125	Doors and windows repaired	472
Magistrates' Orders obtained	39	Fireplaces and flues repaired	168
Dangerous structures referred to District Surveyor	169	Additional lighting, ventilation	2
Dangerous structures referred to District Surveyor	169	Rooms cleansed	54
Water waste referred to		Premises disinfested	207
M.W.B	24	Dustbins provided	70
Work carried out-Drains—		Yard paving renewed or repaired	80
Smoke tests	85	Other defects remedied	381
Water tests	540	Premises disinfected	762
Found defective	37	Articles disinfected	5,152
Repaired	40	Articles disinfected
Reconstructed	33	Personal Cleansing
Sealed off	35	Treatment	288
Ventilated	25	To adults	1 756
Cleared	40	To children
Frontages laid	17	Rodent Control—
Roofs repaired	836	Premises dealt with—
Rainwater pipes and gutters renewed / repaired	368	Rats	169
		Mice	57
		Inspections	3,253