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 1957
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WORKS SUPERVISED BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS (Continued)
| FACTORIES ACT, 1937 | HOUSING ACT, 1957 | PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936 | food & drugs ACT, 1955 | total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | N. | v. | n. | V. | N. | v. | n. | v. | 1620 |
| 2 | 2 | 923 | - | 409 | 239 | 44 | 1 | ||
| GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS (Continued) | |||||||||
| Subfloor ventilation provided | CSS | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | |||
| Miscellaneous | - | 1 | 23 | • | 10 | 41 | - | - | 75 |
| DRAINAGE: | |||||||||
| Total Reconstructions | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | - | - | 26 |
| Partial Reconstructions, repairs or alterations | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | 15 |
| Frontage Drains Reconstructed | - | - | - | - | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 16 |
| Obstructions cleared | - | - | 1 | - | 17 | 23 | - | 1 | 42 |
| Inspection Chambers provided | - | 2 | - | - | - | 80 | - | - | 82 |
| Inspection Chamber covers renewed | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| Interceptors provided | - | 1 | - | - | - | 31 | - | - | 32 |
| Soil & Ventilation Stacks provided or reconstructed | - | - | - | - | - | 112 | - | - | 112 |
| Soil & Ventilation Stacks repaired | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Waste & Ventilation Stacks provided or reconstructed | - | - | 2 | - | - | 110 | - | - | 112 |
| Waste & Ventilation Stacks repaired | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Fresh Air Inlets provided | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | - | - | 22 |
| Fresh Air Inlets repaired or renewed | - | - | 3 | - | 15 | 5 | - | - | 23 |
| Single Sinks provided | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 438 | 9 | 3 | 454 |
| Double Sinks provided | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Baths provided | - | - | - | - | - | 464 | - | - | 464 |
| Wash-hand basins provided | - | - | - | - | - | 506 | 10 | 5 | 521 |
| Miscellaneous | - | 2 | 4 | - | 22 | 14 | 2 | - | 44 |
| Carried forward | 2 | 11 | 964 | - | 486 | 2134 | 69 | 11 | 3677 |