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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
Ruislip-Northwood 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]
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NOTICES
Informal notices served 135
Statutory notices served 37
Notices complied with 131
One thousand seven hundred and thirty one complaints were received in 1959 regarding the following matters:-1
| Defective drains and sanitary fittings | 498 |
| Defective water fittings and pipes | 5 |
| Defective roofs and gutters | 2 |
| Defective fireplaces and flues | 7 |
| Defective dustbins | 15 |
| Dampness | 22 |
| Other housing defects | 17 |
| Infestation by vermin (bed bugs and fleas) | 5 |
| Infestation by insects (including ants, mosquitoes, flies, wasps, etc ) | 492 |
| Infestation by rats and mice | 511 |
| Accumulation of refuse and manure | 13 |
| Animals kept in such a state as to be a nuisance | 10 |
| Gypsy Encampments | 12 |
| Insanitary conditions of ponds and ditches | 2 |
| Unsatisfactory housing conditions and overcrowding | 2 |
| Obnoxious smells | 31 |
| Smoke nuisances | 15 |
| Unsound food | 27 |
| Insanitary state of yards and gardens | 7 |
| Flooding | 8 |
| Miscellaneous nuisances | 30 |
| 1,731 |
SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS CARRIED OUT
Roofs repaired 8
Gutters and rain water pipes repaired 6
Damp walls remedied 12
Wall and ceiling plaster repaired 12
Water waste preventors repaired or renewed 2
W.C. pans renewed 4
Water tanks, pipes and fittings renewed or repaired 12
Rooms cleansed or re-decorated 9
Floors repaired 3
Dry Rot remedied 2
Brickwork re-pointed and repaired 3
Doors repaired 6
Windows repaired 11
Sinks, baths and basins repaired or provided 7
Gullies renewed 8
Waste pipes cleared or repaired 7
Firegrates renewed or repaired 3
Chimney flues and stacks repaired 7
Manhole covers renewed 12
Inspection chambers repaired or renewed 20
Soil pipes renewed or repaired 6
Yard paving re-laid or repaired 1
Dustbins provided 14
Drains cleared 369
Drains repaired or re-laid 24
Accumulations of refuse removed 11
Miscellaneous repairs 12
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