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Chelsea 1952

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1952

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Table: WORKS SUPERVISED BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS

WORKS SUPERVISED BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS

FACTORIES ACT, 1937HOUSING ACT, 1936PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938TOTAL
N.V.N.V.N.V.N.V.
CLEANSING: Rooms: Walls & Ceilings cleansed and redecorated-518323043023529
Passages & Staircases: Walls & Ceilings cleansed--771564--138
Yard & Area Walls cleansed and redecorated----4---4
Verminous Rooms disinfested--11-95--25
Rooms where Food is manufactured, stored or sold-------1313
Miscellaneous----1---1
GENERAL REPAIRS: Roofs2-50211615--185
Eaves, Gutters—117-583--79
Rain-water pipes--24-261--51
Yard & Area: Pavings--24-171--4
Walls rendered or repaired-—34-201--55
Rooms: Walls & Ceiling plaster—-205—3423513586
Passages & Staircases: Wall and Ceiling plaster--61-595--125
Floors--74-556-1136
Stair Treads, Banisters and Balustrades--37-19---56
Window and Door Frames, fittings and sash cords.--407218720--616
Dampness remedied——31137828-—438
Fireplaces & Fire-ranges repaired--75-789--162
Washing Coppers repaired--15-----15
Natural Ventilation provided or improved1124-174--47
Chimneys & Flues——40-91——50
Miscellaneous2112-594-280
Carried Forward581401818141723223433