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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 (Continued)
| FACTORIES ACT, 1937 | HOUSING ACT, 1936 | PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT 1936 | FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938 | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. | V. | N. | V. | N. | V. | N. | V. | ||
| Brought forward | 26 | 23 | 888 | 57 | 1457 | 224 | 22 | 52 | 2749 |
| DRAINAGES: | |||||||||
| Total Reconstructions | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | 11 | |
| Partial Reconstructions, repairs or alterations | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | 9 |
| Frontage Drains Reconstructed | - | 1 | - | - | 15 | 2 | 1 | - | 19 |
| Obstructions cleared | - | 1 | - | - | 11 | 17 | 1 | 30 | |
| Inspection Chambers provided | - | - | 2 | 33 | - | - | 35 | ||
| Inspection Chamber coders renewed | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | ||
| Interceptors provided | - | - | - | - | 2 | 17 | 1 | - | 20 |
| Soil & Ventilation Stacks provided or reconstructed | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 33 | - | - | 38 |
| Soil & Ventilation Stacks repaired | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | ||
| Waste & Ventilation Stacks provided or reconstructed | - | 2 | - | 3 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 53 | |
| Waste & Ventilation Stacks repaired | - | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 9 | |
| Ant 1-Syphonage Stacks provided or reconstructed | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | 20 |
| Fresh Air Inlets provided | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | - | - | 12 | |
| Fresh Air Inlets repaired or renewed | - | 1 | - | 8 | 2 | - | - | 11 | |
| Single Sinks provided | 3 | - | - | 50 | 9 | 1 | 63 | ||
| Single Sinks renewed | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 | |
| Baths provided | - | - | - | 110 | - | 110 | |||
| Baths renewed | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Wash-hand basins provided | 1 | - | - | - | - | 116 | 2 | 123 | |
| Waste Pipes cleared of obstructions or repaired | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Untrapped Waste Pipes provided with traps | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 2 | - | 13 | - | 24 | 30 | - | 1 | 70 |
| Carried forward | 29 | 25 | 915 | 58 | 1540 | 738 | 38 | 59 | 3402 |