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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 (Continued)
| FACTORIES ACT, 1937 | SHOPS ACTp 1950 | PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936 | FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1955 | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. | V. | No | V. | N. | V. | N. | Vo | ||
| Brought forward | 6 | – | 13 | 3 | 498 | 10 | 30 | 15 | 575 |
| DRAINAGE: | |||||||||
| Total Reconstructions | – | 1 | – | – | – | 18 | – | – | 19 |
| Partial Reconstructions, repairs or alterations | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | – | 1 | 15 |
| Frontage Drains Reconstructed | – | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 8 |
| Obstructions cleared | – | – | 1 | 2 | 29 | 6 | – | – | 38 |
| Inspection Chambers provided | – | – | – | 1 | – | 41 | 1 | – | 43 |
| Inspection Chamber covers renewed | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
| Interceptors provided | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | – | – | 18 |
| Soil & Ventilation Stacks provided or reconstructed | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 81 | – | – | 87 |
| Soil & Ventilation Stacks repaired | – | –__ | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 5 |
| Waste & Ventilation Stacks provided or reconstructed | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 73 | – | 1 | 80 |
| Waste & Ventilation Stacks repaired | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Fresh Air Inlets provided | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 1 | – | 25 |
| Fresh Air Inlets repaired or renewed | – | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | – | – | 7 |
| Single Sinks provided | 1 | – | – | 6 | – | 219 | 4 | 3 | 233 |
| Single Sinks renewed | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 5 |
| Double Sinks provided | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Baths provided | – | – | – | – | – | 259 | – | – | 259 |
| Wash-hand basins provided | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | – | 204 | – | 7 | 241 |
| Wash-hand basins renewed | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | – | 5 |
| Waste Pipes cleared of obstructions or repaired | – | – | –_ | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Untrapped waste pipes provided with traps | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 2 | – | 1 | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 13 |
| Carried forward | 16 | 14 | 26 | 22 | 561 | 971 | 50 | 28 | 1688 |