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 1959
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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 | ||||
| - | N. | V. | N. | V. | No | No | V . | - | |
| Brought forward | 21 | - | 33 | - | 718 | 6 | 90 | 24 | 892 |
| DRAINAGE Total Reconstructions | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | 12 |
| Partial Reconstructions, repairs or alterations | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8 |
| Frontage Drains Reconstructed | - | - | _ | - | 9 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Obstructions cleared | - | 1 | - | - | 35 | 14 | - | - | 50 |
| Inspection Chambers provided | - | 1 | - | —B | - | 34 | - | - | 35 |
| Inspection Chamber covers renewed | ! | _ | - | - | 5 | _ | _ | 5 | |
| Interceptors provided | — | - | - | - | 1 | 15 | - | - | 16 |
| Soil & Ventilation Stacks provided or reconstructe | - | - | - | - | 1 | 59 | - | 1 | 61 |
| Soil & Ventilation Stacks repaired | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | |
| Waste & Ventilation Stacks provided or reconstructed | - | - | - | - | 1 | 60 | - | - | 61 |
| Waste & Ventilation Stacks repaired | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Fresh Air Inlets provided | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | - | - | 19 |
| Fresh Air Inlets repaired or renewed | - | - | - | - | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | 11 |
| Single Sinks provided | - | 3 | - | - | - | 214 | 4 | 12 | 233 |
| Single Sinks renewed | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | 9 |
| Double Sinks provided | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Baths provided | - | - | - | - | - | 223 | - | - | 223 |
| Wash-hand basins provided | - | 4 | - | - | - | 254 | 3 | 5 | 266 |
| Wash-hand basins renewed | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Waste Pipes cleared of obstructions or repaired | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Untrapped waste pipes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| provided with traps | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | — | — | 1 |
| Miscellaneous | — | 2 | - | — | 13 | 5 | 3 | - | 23 |
| Carried forward | 21 | 11 | 33 | - | 802 | 933 | 105 | 44 | 1949 |