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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
Southwark 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Folio. | Premises complained of. | Date of Report of Medical Officer. | Date of representation of Medical Officer of Health. | Date of Council's Resolution. | Action taken and notices served under Sections | |||||||||||
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| 15 (2) | 15 (3) | 15 (4) | 15(5) | 17 (2) | 17 (4) | 17 (6) | 17(6) | 18(1) | 18 (2) | 18 (2) | 18 (3) | |||||
| 146 | 18, Coimty Terrace street | 13/10/13 | - | - | 6/11/13 | |||||||||||
| Works necessary to be "done.—To make the roof watertight, take down or cut out and rebuild the cracked or bulging brickwork in the back wall of the house, rake out and repoint the loose, cracked or open joints of the brickwork in the remainder of the wall. Insert a damp proof course in the external walls of the house extending throughout their whole thickness at the level of not less than six inches below the level of the lowest floor. Any part of these walls above the damp proof course abutting against the earth shall be protected by material impervious to moisture. Cover the site of the house with good concrete six inches in thickness and smoothed on the upper surface. Repair the defective structure, door, seat and pan of the water closet. Provide a proper and sufficient supply of water to the house. Provide and fix under the water tap a new glazed sink complete with two inch trap and waste pipe, the latter to discharge in the open air over a properly trapped gully or into such gully above the level of the water in the trap thereof, or into a channel leading into such gully. Repair or reinstate with new all defective window frames, sashes, sash cords and fasteners, all defective doors and door frames, and all defective sills. Repair, or replace with new, the lock furniture and box staples to the outer and room doors, and cupboard furniture to the cupboard doors where such furniture and staples are absent or defective. Take out and reinstate with new any defective floor boards or floor joists. Repair or renew the worn or defective stair treads. | ||||||||||||||||
| 147 | 19, County Terrace street | 13/10/13 | — | — | 6/11/13 | |||||||||||
| Works necessary to be done.—To make the roof watertight, take down or cut out and rebuild the cracked or bulging brickwork in the front wall of the house. Rake out and repoint the loose, cracked or open joints of the brickwork in the remainder of the house walls. Repair the yard wall at the junction with the house walls. Insert a damp proof course in the external walls of the house extending throughout their whole thickness at the level of not less than six inches below the level of the lowest floor. Any part of these walls above the damp proof course abutting against the earth shall be protected by material impervious to moisture. Cover the site of the house with good concrete six inches in thickness and smoothed on the upper surface. Repair or reinstate with new all defective window frames, sashes, sash cords and fasteners, all defective doors and door frames and all defective sills. Repair, or replace with new, the lock furniture and box staples to the outer and room doors, and cupboard furniture to the cupboard doors where such furniture and staples are absent or defective. Take up and reinstate with new any defective floor boards or floor joists. Repair or renew the worn or defective stair treads. Repair and cleanse the one storey structure at the rear of the house. | ||||||||||||||||