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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 1953
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1953
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WORKS SUPERVISED BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS
| FACTORIES ACT 1937 | HOUSING ACT, 1936 | PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT1936 | FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938 | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. | V. | N. | V. | N. | V. | N. | V. | ||
| CLEANSING: | |||||||||
| Rooms: Walls & Ceilings cleansed and redecorated | 6 | 15 | 113 | 8 | 246 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 422 |
| Passages & Staircases: Walls & Ceilings cleansed and redecorated | 1 | - | 52 | 4 | 41 | - | - | 98 | |
| Yard & Area Walls cleansed and redecorated | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | ||
| Rooms and Contents cleansed by occupiers | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Verminous Rooms disinfested | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 7 | ||
| Rooms where Food is manufactured, stored or sold | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | 35 | 49 | |
| Plant used in the Production of Food | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| Miscellaneous | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | ||
| GENERAL REPAIRS: | |||||||||
| Roofs | 1 | - | 40 | - | 107 | - | - | 181 | |
| Eaves, Gutters | - | - | 8 | - | 70 | 15 | - | - | 93 |
| Rain-water pipes | - | - | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 14 |
| Yard and Areas: | |||||||||
| Pavings | 1 | - | 13 | 2 | 11 | 3 | - | 1 | 31 |
| Walls rendered or repaired | 1 | - | 27 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 47 | |
| Rooms; Wall & Ceiling plaster | 3 | 4 | 110 | 7 | 253 | 33 | 3 | 416 | |
| Passages & Steaircasess Wall and Ceiling plaster | 1 | - | 44 | 3 | 38 | 3 | - | 89 | |
| Floors | 1 | - | 27 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 80 | ||
| Stair Treads,Banisters & Balustrades | - | 1 | 12 | 2 | - | 2 | 35 | ||
| Window and Door Frames, fittings and sash cords | - | - | 274 | 17 | 140 | 20 | - | - | 451 |
| Dampness remedied | 1 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 374 | 45 | - | - | 455 |
| Fireplaces & Fire-ranges repaired | - | - | 61 | 1 | 46 | 14 | - | 122 | |
| Washing Coppers repaired | 10 | 2 | 12 | ||||||
| Natural Ventilation provided or improved | - | - | 13 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - | - | 36 |
| Chimneys and Flues | - | - | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 21 |
| Natural Lighting provided | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 | |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 18 | 1 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 74 | |
| Carried forward | 26 | 23 | 888 | 57 | 1457 | 224 | 22 | 52 | 2749 |