London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1954
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1954
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WORKS SUPERV ISED BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS.
| FACTORIES ACT 1937 | HOUSING ACT, 1936 | PUBLIC HEALTH (LCNDON) ACT,1936 | FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938 | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. | V. | N. | V. | N. | V. | N. | V. | ||
| CLEANSING | |||||||||
| Rooms Walls & Ceilings cleansed and redecorated | - | 1 | 66 | - | 104 | 16 | - | 5 | 192 |
| Passages & Staircases: Walls & Ceilings cleansed and redecorated | - | 1 | 25 | - | 21 | 4 | 1 | - | 52 |
| Yard & Area Walls cleansed and redecorated | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Rooms and Contants cleansed by occupiers | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Rooms where Food is manufactured stored or sold. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 38 | 43 |
| Miscellaneous | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS: | |||||||||
| Roofs | - | - | 35 | - | 119 | 6 | - | - | 160 |
| Eaves, Gutters | - | - | 9 | - | 56 | - | - | - | 65 |
| Rain-water pipes | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | - | - | - | 18 |
| Yard and Areas Pavings | - | - | 16 | - | 7 | - | - | - | 23 |
| Walls rendered or repaired | - | - | 30 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 34 |
| Rooms: Wall & Ceiling plaster | - | 1 | 84 | - | 214 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 325 |
| Passages St Staircase as Wall and Celling plaster | - | 31 | - | 34 | 4 | - | 1 | 70 | |
| Floors | - | 1 | 26 | - | 29 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 62 |
| Site concrete provided | - | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| Subfloor ventilation provided | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Stair Treads, Banister & Balustrades | 1 | - | 31 | - | 10 | 1 | - | - | 43 |
| Window and Door Frames, fittings and gash cords | 1 | - | 240 | - | 82 | 12 | - | - | 335 |
| Dampness remedied | - | - | 43 | 64 | 347 | 43 | - | - | 497 |
| Horizontal damp proof course provided | - | - | 5 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 16 |
| Vertical damp proof course provided | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Fireplaces & Fire-ranges repaired | - | - | 61 | - | 48 | 7 | - | - | 116 |
| Washing Coppetrs repaired | - | - | 12 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 13 |
| Carried forward | 2 | 5 | 724 | 107 | 1067 | 118 | 10 | 50 | 2103 |