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 Ruislip]
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Rooms cleansed or decorated | 23 |
Floors repaired | 24 |
Brickwork repointed and repaired | 11 |
Doors repaired | 1 |
Windows repaired | 20 |
Sinks, baths and basins repaired or provided | 2 |
Gullies repaired | 16 |
Waste pipes cleared or repaired | 14 |
Firegrates renewed or repaired | 4 |
Chimney flues repaired | 5 |
Manhole covers renewed | 3 |
Soil pipes renewed or repaired | 4 |
Yard paving relaid or repaired | 6 |
Dustbins provided | 18 |
Drains cleared | 324 |
Drains repaired | 19 |
Accumulations of refuse removed | 17 |
Connections to sewer | 2 |
Cesspools abolished | 2 |
Cesspools emptied | 3 |
Miscellaneous repairs | 43 |
Infestations of rats and mice abated | 683 |
4. FACTORIES
The following tables show the number of inspections made,
defects found, and the result of action taken:—
Premises | No. on Register | Number of | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | |||
1. | Factories in which sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authority | 24 | 33 | _ | _ |
2. | Factories not included in 1 in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 106 | 83 | - | - |
3. | Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 5 | - | - | - |
Total | 135 | 116 | — | — |