Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1956
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WORKS SUPERVISED BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS (Continued)
FACTORIES ACT, 1937 | HOUSING ACT, 1936 | PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936 | FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1955. | TOTAL | |||||
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N. | V. | N. | V. | N. | V. | N. | V. | ||
Brought forward | 3 | 1 | 1782 | _ | 675 | 66 | 37 | 10 | 2574 |
GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS | |||||||||
(Continued) Natural Lighting provided or Unproved | - | - | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | 21 |
Obstructions to Natural Lighting removed | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
Subfloor ventilation provided | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 |
Miscellaneous | - | - | 36 | - | 27 | 3 | - | - | 66 |
DRAINAGE: | |||||||||
Total Reconstructions | - | 1 | - | - | 16 | 16 | - | - | 33 |
Partial Reconstructions, repairs or alterations | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | 11 |
Frontage Drains Reconstructed | - | 2 | - | - | - | 17 | - | - | 19 |
Obstructions cleared | l | - | 5 | - | 32 | 19 | - | 1 | 58 |
Inspection Chambers provided | - | 1 | - | - | - | 43 | - | - | 44 |
Inspection Chamber covers renewed | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
Interceptors provided | - | 7 | - | - | 3 | 11 | - | - | 21 |
Petrol Interceptors provided | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Soil & Ventilation Stacks provided or reconstructed | - | 2 | 5 | - | - | 48 | - | - | 55 |
Soil & Ventilation Stacks repaired | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Waste & Ventilation Stacks provided or reconstructed | - | 2 | 6 | - | 1 | 52 | - | - | 61 |
Waste & Ventilation Stacks repaired | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Fresh Air Inlets provided | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | 6 |
Fresh Air Inlets repaired or renewed | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | 20 |
Single Sinks provided | - | 12 | 17 | - | - | 170 | 3 | 3 | 205 |
Single Sinks renewed | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | - | 6 |
Baths provided | - | - | - | - | - | 221 | - | - | 221 |
Wash-hand basins provided | - | - | - | - | - | 226 | 6 | - | 232 |
Miscellaneous | - | 2 | 8 | - | 21 | 34 | 2 | 67 | |
Carried forward | 4 | 31 | 1916 | - | 797 | 943 | 51 | 16 | 3758 |