Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report on the health of the Borough for the year1926
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Summary of Works completed under the supervision of the Sanitary Inspectors during the Year.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK, &c. | NUMBER OF DISTRICT. | Temporary Inspectors | Grand Total | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | s | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1C | 1 | 2 | ||
House Drains re-constructed | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 3 | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 76 |
Defective Drains repaired | 16 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 1 | — | 146 |
House Drains cleansed | 43 | 47 | 22 | 10 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 39 | 101 | 80 | 2 | 390 | |
Water-Closets re-constructed | 42 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 68 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 234 |
„ repaired | 121 | 34 | 52 | 14 | 50 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 44 | 98 | 1 | 11 | 476 |
„ supplied with water | 10 | 43 | 10 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 68 | 98 | 2 | 11 | 307 |
„ new provided | 6 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 100 |
Soil Pipes ventilated, repaired, &c. | 5 | 11 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 59 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 170 |
„ new provided | 3 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 30 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 145 |
Cisterns cleansed | 12 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 83 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 209 |
„covered | 8 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 26 | — | — | 3 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 104 |
„ abolished | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 16 |
Taps fixed on rising main | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 4 | — | 1 | 47 |
Yards, areas paved, drained, repaired | 44 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 76 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 70 | 26 | 397 |
Dustbins provided | 144 | 65 | 68 | 47 | 95 | 26 | 25 | 38 | 106 | 80 | 29 | 39 | 762 |
Ashpits abolished | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 117 |
Accumulations of filth, &c., removed | 27 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 49 | 16 | 36 | 1 | — | 197 |
Animals removed | 11 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 72 | |
Overcrowding abated | 5 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 70 | |
Underground Rooms, illegal occupation discontinued | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 44 | |
Roofs repaired | 115 | 88 | 85 | 61 | 75 | 31 | 29 | 42 | 95 | 77 | 7 | 63 | 768 |
Houses provided with water above basement floor | 7 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | — | 30 | 134 |
Dampness in Dwellings remedied | 104 | 99 | 18 | 83 | 50 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 57 | 20 | 22 | 523 |
Closing Orders made under | |||||||||||||
Sect. 11, Housing Act, 1925 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Closing Orders made under | |||||||||||||
Sect. 18, Housing Act, 1925 | — | — | 7 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 |
Closing Orders determined | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Repairs of Houses completed under Sect. 3, Housing Act, 1925 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 26 |
Infectious Disease Cases removed | 113 | 119 | 99 | 100 | 108 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 53 | 22 | — | 2 | 714 |
Houses disinfected after Infectious Diseases (including Bedding, Clothing, &c.) | 90 | 131 | 148 | 155 | 140 | 53 | 97 | 113 | 64 | 59 | — | 2 | 1052 |
Rooms in such Houses disinfected after Infectious Disease | 90 | 136 | 212 | 169 | 147 | 69 | 123 | 161 | 136 | 92 | — | 2 | 1337 |
Houses cleansed under Houses | |||||||||||||
Let in Lodgings By-laws - | 125 | 175 | 82 | 199 | 130 | 69 | 112 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 109 | 52 | 1130 |
Verminous Houses cleansed (including Bedding, Clothing, &c.) | 125 | 39 | 74 | 39 | 41 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 32 | 29 | — | 14 | 432 |
Verminous Rooms cleansed in such Houses | 366 | 39 | 230 | 46 | — | 4 | 20 | 18 | 48 | 34 | — | 34 | 891 |
Dirty Bedding cleansed | 7 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 29 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 76 |
Dirty Bedding destroyed | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Other Sanitary Works executed | 110 | 182 | 166 | 200 | 172 | 90 | 169 | 18 | 3 | 173 | 141 | 555 | 1979 |