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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 1955
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1955
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WORKS SUPERVISED BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS
| FACTORIES ACT, 1937 | HOUSING ACT, 1936 | PUBLIC HEALTH(LONDON) ACT , 1936 | FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938 | TOTAL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. | v. | N. | V. | N. | V. | N. | V. | |||
| CLEANSING: | ||||||||||
| Rooms: Walls & Cellings cleansed and redecorated | _ | _ | 60 | 1 | 20 | - | 1 | 82 | ||
| Passages & Staircases: Walls & Ceilings cleansed and redecorated | _ | _ | 30 | _ | 1 | _ | 31 | |||
| Rooms and Contents cleansed by occupiers | - | __ | - | - | 1 | __ | - | - | 1 | |
| Rooms where Food is manufactured stored or sold | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 14 | 17 | |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS: | ||||||||||
| Roofs | - | 54 | 1 | 82 | — | - | 1 | 138 | ||
| Eaves, Gutters | — | _ | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | - | 56 | ||
| Rain-water pipes | _ | _ | 26 | 1 | 6 | _ | _ | _ | 33 | |
| Yard and Area: Pavings | - | - | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | ||
| Walls rendered or repaired | - | - | 39 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 42 | |
| Rooms: Wall & Celling plaster | _ | _ | 186 | 2 | 133 | _ | 1 | 2 | 324 | |
| Passages & Staircases: Wall and Ceiling plaster | - | - | 64 | _ | 17 | - | - | _ | 81 | |
| Floors | — | 42 | 1 | 26 | — | — | — | 69 | ||
| Stair Treads: Bannisters & Balustrades | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 43 | ||||
| Window and Door Frames, fittings and sash cords | - | - | 310 | 5 | 90 | - | - | - | 405 | |
| Dampness remedied | - | 133 | 1 | 256 | 2 | 1 | - | 393 | ||
| Horizontal damp proof course provided | - | - | 4 | - | - | _ | _ | _ | 4 | |
| Vertical damp proof course provided | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 4 | |||
| Fireplaces & Fire-ranges repaired | _ | - | 60 | 2 | 26 | 1 | _ | _ | 89 | |
| Washing Coppers repaired | - | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| Natural Ventilation provided or improved | - | - | 43 | 1 | 12 | - | - | - | 56 | |
| Chimneys and Flues Natural Lighting provided or | — | — | 24 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 28 | |
| improved | - | - | 14 | 19 | - | - | 33 | |||
| Carried forward | - | - | 1174 | 39 | 729 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 1975 | |