London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Sutton and Cheam 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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Premises at which defects or nuisances
were discovered 1269
| DRAINAGE AND SANITARY FITTINGS. | Number |
|---|---|
| No. of houses and premises redrained | 7 |
| Premises connected to surface water sewers | 1 |
| Repairs or amendments to existing drains | 63 |
| Drains or gullies unstopped and cleansed | 182 |
| Rainwater pipes disconnected from soil drains | 2 |
| Sanitary fittings repaired, renewed, | |
| provided or cleansed | 519 |
| Eater and smoke tests applied | 230 |
| W.C. APARTMENTS. . | |
| New Apartments provided | 6 |
| W.C. Apartments lighted and/or ventilated | 9 |
| Ventilated lobbies to W.C. Apartments provided | 4 |
| Alternative sanitary accommodation provided | 2 |
| Separate accommodation for sexes provided | 1 |
| STRUCTURAL REPAIRS OR IMPROVEMENTS. | |
| Roofs, renewed or repaired | 103 |
| Guttering and rainwater pipes provided, repaired etc | 87 |
| Damp walls remedied | 90 |
| Brick walls repointed,.ropaired or rendered | 10 |
| Chimney stacks repaired or rebuilt | 8 |
| Yards pa-ved or repaired | 19 |
| Sites of houses concreted | 13 |
| Floors relaid or repaired | 112 |
| Additional lighting or ventilation to rooms | 2 |
| Windows and/or cills repaired or renewed | 34 |
| Doors and thresholds provided or repaired | 25 |
| Staircases and handrails repaired or provided | 3 |
| Ranges, stoves and coppers repaired or renewed | 21 |
| Miscellaneous | 141 |
| CLEANSING | |
| Rooms, passages, larders etc., cleansed | 370 |
| Trade promises cleansed | 54 |
| Verminous houses disinfested - Bugs, fleas and Scabies | 35 |
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