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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
Chelsea 1905
Annual report for 1905 of the Medical Officer of Health
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had necessarily undergone some structural deterioration from wear and
tear; and it was considered by the Housing Committee that such reparations
should be carried out as were necessary to put the Dwellings in
good structural repair and sound tenantable condition.
In July, 1905, it was resolved by the Finance Committee of the
Borough Council that the expenditure incurred in the execution of
these repairs should be defrayed out of the current rate, and not raised
by loan.
As there was some doubt as to the stability of the balconies, it was
considered advisable that they should be shored up with timber at the
weaker spots, and this work was carried out during the summer at
a cost of £53.
Council was as follows:—
| £ | |
|---|---|
| 450 | |
| 1298 | |
The Year 1805.—At the end of October, Mr. Cottrell, the Superintendent
of the Council's Dwellings, took over the duties of management
and rent collection from Mr. Metzler, Sanitary Inspector, who had
performed these duties since the Council acquired the Dwellings in
April, 1903.
Vital Statistics.— During the year 1905, 6 births were registered
amongst the occupants of the Dwellings (1 boy, 5 girls), these births
being equivalent to a birth-rate of 13.3 per 1,000.
Seven deaths were registered during the year, equivalent to a
death-rate of 15.6 per 1,000.