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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 1960
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1960
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WORKS SUPERVISED BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS
| FACTORIES ACT, 1937 | SHOPS ACT, 1950 | PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936 | FOOD AND DRUGS ATC, 1955 | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. | V. | N. | V. | N. | V. | N. | V. | ||
| CLEANSING: | |||||||||
| Rooms: Walls & Ceilings cleansed & redecorated | 2 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| Passages & Staircases: Ceilings cleansed & redecorated | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| Rooms where Food is manufactured, stored or sold | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 19 | 13 | 35 |
| GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS: | |||||||||
| Roofs: | – | – | – | – | 51 | 3 | – | – | 54 |
| Eaves, Gutters | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | 24 |
| Rain-water pipes | – | – | – | – | 18 | – | – | – | 18 |
| Yard and Area: Pavings | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
| Walls rendered or repaired | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | 11 |
| Rooms: Wall & Ceiling plaster | –_ | – | 1 | 2 | 70 | –_ | 3 | – | 76 |
| Passages & Staircases: Wall and Ceiling plaster | – | – | –_ | – | 23 | – | – | – | 23 |
| Floors | – | – | – | – | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
| Stair Treads, Banisters & Balustrades | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | 10 |
| Window & Door Frames, fittings & sash cords | 1 | – | 2 | – | 120 | 4 | – | – | 127 |
| Dampness remedied | – | – | – | – | 135 | – | – | – | 135 |
| Fireplaces & Fire-ranges repaired | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | 10 |
| Natural Ventilation provided or improved | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Chimneys and Flues | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | 8 |
| Carried forward | 6 | – | 13 | 3 | 498 | 10 | 30 | 15 | 575 |