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 Mitcham]
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Visits to caravan yards | 15 |
Visits re building licence applications | 1,047 |
Details of visits to other premises are enumerated in other sections of the report.
Roofs repaired | 520 |
Eaves guttering and spouting repaired | 370 |
Yards paved or repaired | 27 |
Dampness remedied | 140 |
Water service pipes repaired | 37 |
Waterclosets: repairs to roof, walls, doors, windows, floors and seats | 225 |
Waterclosets: flushing apparatus repaired or renewed | 102 |
Water storage cisterns cleansed, regulated, repaired or renewed | 43 |
Water supply reinstated | 7 |
Flooring of rooms repaired and ventilation improved | 268 |
Rooms cleansed and redecorated | 69 |
Repairs to sinks, waste pipes and traps | 56 |
Window frames, sashes and sills provided | 545 |
Window frames, sashes and sills repaired | 91 |
Drains repaired and obstructions removed | 129 |
Repairs to firegrates | 106 |
Repairs to stoves, coppers, ranges, etc. | 60 |
New dustbins provided | 61 |
Accumulations removed | 9 |
Repairs to chimney stacks, etc. | 50 |
Repairs to staircases | 36 |
Smoke nuisances abated | - |
Repairs to doors | 114 |
Sinks and handbasins, repairs or renewals | 64 |
Drains tested | 130 |
Repairs to internal plaster | 2,739 |
Grid and mica flaps provided | 24 |
Drain inspection chamber covers provided | 26 |
External brickwork (repaired, pointed or rendered) | 310 |
W.c. pans and traps provided | 140 |