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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 ACT, 1950 | PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936 | FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1955 | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. | V. | N. | V. | N. | V. | N. | V. | ||
| Brought forward | 16 | 14 | 26 | 22 | 561 | 971 | 50 | 28 | 1688 |
| SANITARY CONVENIENCES: | |||||||||
| Additional Water Closets provided | 2 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 294 | 1 | 10 | 329 |
| Water Closet pans renewed | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 5 |
| Water Closet pans cleansed | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 4 |
| Water Waste preventers renewed or repaired | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | 12 |
| Water Waste preventers provided | 2 | 14 | – | 8 | – | 294 | 1 | 10 | 329 |
| Urinals repaired | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 |
| Roofs repaired or renewed | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 |
| Floors repaired or renewed | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
| Walls & Ceiling plaster cleansed, repaired or redecorated | 8 | – | 2 | 2 | 6 | – | – | 1 | 19 |
| Natural Ventilation provided or improved | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Natural or Artificial Light provided or improved | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 8 |
| Ventilated Lobby provided | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 3 |
| WATER SUPPLY: | |||||||||
| Supplies provided to Tenements | – | – | – | –– | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Taps supplied on main for drinking purposes | – | – | – | – | – | – | –– | – | – |
| Burst Pipes repaired | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | 6 |
| Cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | –– | 1 |
| Carried forward | 36 | 44 | 31 | 43 | 597 | 1561 | 55 | 53 | 2420 |