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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 1920
Annual report for 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health
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SUMMARY OF NUISANCES AND OTHER MATTERS REPORTED ON AND WORK DONE DURING 1920.
| Houses and Premises :— | |
| House-to-house inspections | 344 |
| *Reported on respecting nuisances complained of | 1638 |
| Reported on with reference to infectious cases | 407 |
| Reported on with reference to pneumonia, influenza, malaria, dysentery, trench fever | 30 |
| Cleansed, whitewashed and repaired | 533 |
| Defective roofs repaired | 180 |
| Disinfected after communicable diseases | 302 |
| Rooms disinfected for tubercular and other diseases | 141 |
| Rooms disinfected for verminous conditions | 387 |
| Cases of overcrowding abated | 3 |
| Dustbins provided | 199 |
| Ashpits demolished | — |
| Underground rooms occupied contrary to Act | — |
| Inspection of restaurant kitchens | 61 |
| „ slaughterhouses | 36 |
| „ ice cream premises | 46 |
| „ milk shops | 150 |
| Drainage :— | |
| Drains opened, cleansed and made sound | 48 |
| Drains trapped with stoneware gullies | 8 |
| Water closets cleansed and repaired | 121 |
| Water closets, new pans and traps provided | 38 |
| Spout drains cleansed, repaired or renewed | 96 |
| Sink, bath, and lavatory waste pipes provided and repaired | 76 |
| Drains and soil pipes ventilated or repaired | 32 |
| Soil pipes, new, provided | 6 |
| Additional W.C. accommodation provided | 5 |
| Anti-Syphonage pipes provided to W.C | 2 |
| Water Supply :— | |
| To tenement houses (upper storeys) | 13 |
| For domestic purposes, provided where cut off by Water | |
| Board | |
| For water-closets, or check cisterns provided and repaired | 65 |
| Main cisterns cleansed or repaired | 50 |
| „ new covers provided | 15 |
| „ new provided | 1 |
| Water certificates, issued in respect of newly erected dwelling | |
| houses | — |
| Nuisances Abated Arising prom :— | |
| Keeping of animals | 7 |
| Accumulations of manure and other filth | 22 |
| Yard, areas, and wash-houses paved or drained | 16 |
| Smoke | 1 |