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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 1958
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1958
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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. | |
| 5 | 7 | 399 | - | 124.0 | 1606 | 74 | 56 | 3387 | |
| SANITARY CONVENIENCES: Additional Water Closets provided | 3 | — | — | 426 | 438 | ||||
| Water Closet pans renewed | 1 | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 11 |
| Water Closet pans cleansed | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Water Waste preventers renewed or repaired | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 17 |
| Water Waste preventers provided | — | 3 | _ | — | — | 426 | — | 9 | 438 |
| Roofs repaired or renewed | — | — | 3 | _ | 4 | — | — | — | 7 |
| Floors repaired or renewed | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | 1 | |
| Walls & Ceiling plaster cleansed, repaired or redecorated | 7 | 2 | 18 | — | 31 | — | 3 | 2 | 63 |
| Natural Ventilation provided or improved | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Natural or Artificial Light provided or improved | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Ventilated Lobby provided | — | — | — | _ | — | — | 2 | _ | 2 |
| Miscellaneous | 7 | 2 | 5 | — | 16 | — | — | — | 30 |
| WATER SUPPLY: Supplies provided to Tenements | — | — | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 13 |
| Supplies re-connected | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | — | — | 17 |
| Taps supplied on main for drinking purposes | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| Burst Pipes repaired | — | — | — | — | 6 | _ | — | — | 6 |
| Cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Carried forward | 32 | 20 | 450 | - | 1338 | 2468 | 79 | 76 | 4463 |