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 1958
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WORKS SUPERVISED BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS
FACTORIES ACT, 1937 | HOUSING ACT, 1957 | PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936 | FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1955 | TOTAL | |||||
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N. | v. | N. | V. | N. | V. | N. | V. | ||
CLEANSING: | |||||||||
Rooms: Walls & Ceilings cleansed and redecorated | — | — | 50 | — | 5 | — | 16 | 26 | 97 |
Passages & Staircases: Walls & ceilings cleansed and redecorated | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 18 |
Yard & Area Walls cleansed and colour-washed | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Verminous Rooms disinfested | — | _ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Rooms where Food is manufactured, stored or sold | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 10 | 36 |
Miscellaneous | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS: | |||||||||
Roofs | — | — | 19 | — | 79 | 3 | — | — | 101 |
Eaves, Gutters | — | — | 7 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 18 |
Rain-water pipes | 1 | — | 8 | — | 29 | — | — | — | 38 |
Yard and Area; | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Pavings | — | — | 14 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 17 |
Walls rendered or repaired | — | 13 | — | 31 | — | — | — | 44 | |
Rooms: Wall & Ceiling plaster | 1 | 1 | 46 | _ | 173 | — | 5 | 226 | |
Passages & Staircases: Wall & Ceiling plaster | — | — | 16 | — | 40 | — | 1 | — | 57 |
Floors | — | — | 8 | — | 43 | — | 7 | — | 58 |
Stair Treads, Banisters& Balustrades | — | — | 10 | — | 33 | 1 | 44 | ||
Window and Door Frames, fittings and sash cords | 2 | — | 102 | — | 261 | — | 1 | — | 366 |
Dampness remedied | — | — | 36 | — | 312 | — | — | — | 348 |
Vertical damp proof course provided | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Fireplaces & Fire-ranges repaired | — | — | 19 | — | 37 | — | — | 56 | |
Washing Coppers repaired | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | l |
Natural Ventilation provided or improved | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Chimneys and Flues | — | — | 3 | _ | 3 | — | _ | — | 6 |
Natural Lighting provided or improved | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | _ | — | 9 |
Miscellaneous | — | — | 3 | — | 52 | — | — | — | 55 |
Carried forward | 4 | 1 | 388 | — | 1113 | 3 | 61 | 38 | 1608 |