Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1924
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| Soil pipes repaired | 154 |
| Eaves and downspouting repaired | 578 |
| Sinks renewed or repaired | 377 |
| W.c.'s and flushing apparatus repaired | 681 |
| Cisterns cleansed and covered | 385 |
| Water supply provided from main | 76 |
| Yards and forecourts paved | 468 |
| Roofs, chimneys and walls repaired | 1,106 |
| Dustbins provided | 559 |
| Dampness of walls remedied | 585 |
| Internal house repairs done | 1,780 |
| Rooms cleansed | 3,616 |
| Overcrowding abated | 40 |
| Other nuisances abated | 1,190 |
The following additional matters were dealt with by the Sanitary Inspectors:—
| No. of inspections | 196 |
| No. of inspections | 566 |
| Complaints | 18 |
| Observations | 222 |
| Notices served | 7 |
| No. abated | 7 |
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. I—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Premises.(•) | Number of. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) | |
| Factories (including factory laundries) | 155 | 24 | — |
| Workshops (including workshop laundries) Workplaces (other than outworkers' pre | 294 | 46 | — |
| mises) | 523 | 14 | — |
| Total | 972 | 84 | — |