Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1952
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WORKS SUPERVISED BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS (Continued)
FACTORIES ACT, 1937 | HOUSING ACT, 1936 | PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936 | FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938 | TOTAL | |||||
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N. | V. | N. | V. | N. | V. | N. | V. | ||
Brought Forward | 5 | 8 | 1401 | 8 | 1814 | 3 | 3433 | ||
DRAINAGE: | |||||||||
Total Reconstruction | — | — | — | — | 3 | - | - | 13 | |
Partial Reconstruction, repairs or alterations | - | - | 1 | - | - | 7 | 8 | ||
Frontage Drains Reconstructed. | - | - | - | - | 18 | 7 | 1 | - | 26 |
Obstructions cleared | — | 1 | - | - | 18 | 5 | - | - | 24 |
Inspection Chambers provided | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 33 | - | - | 37 |
Inspection Chamber covers renewed | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | 6 | |
Interceptors provided | - | - | - | - | 8 | 11 | - | 20 | |
Soil &Ventilation Stacks provided or reconstructed | - | — | - | - | 2 | 31 | - | - | 33 |
Soil & Ventilation Stacks repaired | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | |
Waste &Ventilation Stacks | - | - | - | ||||||
provided or reconstructed | - | - | 11 | - | 7 | 57 | - | - | 75 |
Waste & Ventilation Stacks repaired | - | - | - | - | 19 | 6 | - | - | 25 |
Anti-Syphonage Stacks | |||||||||
provided or reconstructed | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | |
Ant i-Syphonage Stacks repaired or renewed | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
Fresh Air Inlets provided | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 16 | |
Fresh Air Inlets repaired or renewed | - | - | 7 | - | 13 | - | - | ||
Single Sinks provided | - | - | 7 | 5 | 58 | - | 1 | 71 | |
Single Sinks renewed | - | - | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 20 | |
Double Sinks provided | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
Double Sinks renewed | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
Baths provided | - | - | - | - | - | 63 | - | - | 63 |
Wash-hand basins provided | — | - | - | - | - | 90 | - | 1 | 91 |
Wash-hand basins renewed | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Waste pipes cleared of obstructions or repaired | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Untrapped Waste pipes | |||||||||
provided with traps | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | 14 | ||
- | - | 2 | - | 29 | 1 | 92 | |||
Carried Forward | 5 | 1442 | 9 | 1974 | 654 | 6 | 25 | 4125 |
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