Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Sanitary Circumstances.
The following table sets out in summarised form the details of the main work of the Department in relation to sanitation:- Summary of Main Operations for the Year 1955. Sanitary Operations. Inspections-
New houses | 294 |
House-to-house | 57 |
Houses let in separate tenements | 2 |
Houses-following complaints | 3,581 |
Houses-following infectious disease | 1,078 |
Van dwellings | 4 |
Public urinals and chalets | 84 |
Re-inspections | 19,163 |
Other visits | 2,790 |
Notices served- | |
Intimations | 1,991 |
Statutory (Sees. 197 and 200) | 112 |
Statutory (Fifth Schedule) | 1,096 |
Summonses issued | 142 |
Magisterial Orders obtained | 57 |
Drains laid to new houses | 294 |
Drains relaid (wholly or partly) | 8 |
Drains cleansed and repaired | 229 |
Drains tested (smoke) | 87 |
Found defective | 26 |
Drains tested (water) | 803 |
Drainage plans received | 135 |
Frontage drains constructed or reconstructed | 9 |
New houses-certificates issued re water supply | 294 |
Houses supplied with water and fittings repaired | 28 |
Additional water supplies to tenement houses | 1 |
Water closets provided, supplied with water, or supply disconnected from drinking water cisterns | 20 |
Water closets and urinals cleansed and repaired | 415 |
Drinking water cisterns cleansed and repaired | 76 |
Rain-water and waste pipes disconnected or repaired | 242 |
Soil pipes and drains ventilated | 33 |
Defective roofs and gutters repaired | 1,077 |
Dustbins provided | 112 |
Yards paved or repaired | 124 |
Premises disinfected | 795 |
Personal Cleansing Treatments- | |
To adults | 266 |
To children | 2,318 |
Articles disinfected | 5,578 |
Rodent Control- | |
Premises infested- | |
Rats | 221 |
Mice | 102 |
Inspections | 3,347 |
Protection of Food Supply. Inspections-
Butchers' and other food shops | 1,991 |
Fish shops | 268 |
Food storage premises | 188 |
Dairies and milk shops | 290 |
Inspections-contd. | |
Ice cream premises | 174 |
Restaurant kitchens | 829 |
Samples taken | 560 |
Summonses issued | 3 |
Factories, Workshops and Shops. Inspections—
Shops | 42 |
do. (Pharmacy Act) | 8 |
Rag flock | 12 |
Pet shops | 29 |
Factories | 1,782 |
Outworkers | 894 |
Inspections—contd. | |
Smoke observations | 207 |
Complaints dealt with | 126 |
Intimation notices served | 29 |
Statutory notices served | 1 |
Summonses issued | Nil |