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City of Westminster 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Table II.

Inspection of premises :—Stables:—
Cleansed20
Dung accumulations removed31
Complaints received and dealt with942Sanitary work supervised :—
Premises inspected on com
plaint, &c.959
House to house inspection3,668
Subsequent visits20,613Drains:—
Houses let in lodgings, visits to4,317Constructed466
Overcrowding found8Amended and repaired192
Other infringements205Ventilated291
Nuisances and other matters dealt with:—Interceptor traps fixed166
Sealed off from sewer62
Gully traps fixed953
Defective traps abolished ____106
Manholes built676
Houses, cleansed throughout420,, repaired306
„ „ partially812,, covers fixed or repaired736
Overcrowding found43
Light or ventilation improved -205Tested by smoke97
Roofs repaired453,, chemical431
Floors and staircases repaired399„ water849
Underground rooms:—» air38
Illegal use12Fresh air inlets fixed or re
Closed2paired372
Yards, areas, paved or repaired421Soil Pipes :—-
Fixed477
Damp walls remedied246Ventilated228
Offensive refuse removed194Repaired229
Keeping of animals discontinued15Tested by smoke148
„ chemical481
Verminous premises cleansed247„ water186
Filthy or unwholesome bedding, &c.„ air324
Water-closets:—
Drains unstopped170Constructed1,634
Waste-pipes „106Repaired377
Urinals cleansed89Traps ventilated1,249
Water-closets:—Flushing cisterns fixed1,471
Cleansed or limewashed715,, ,, repaired279
Unstopped108Waste Pipes:—
Ventilated and light improved290Constructed1,717
Repaired249
Ventilated lobbies provided240Trapped2,574
Dust-bins provided288Ventilated2,327
„ repaired6Disconnected from drain322
Water supply:—Rainwater Pipes:—
Provided1,118Fixed or repaired639
„ additional in tenement houses55Disconnected from drains125
Urinals:—
Cut off9Constructed175
Re-instated20Repaired or improved24
Cisterns fixed198Stables:—
,, cleansed178Drained
,, covered189Paved
,, abolished37Dung receptacles provided
Taps off main provided590Garages constructed48
Pipes repaired266Petrol interceptors provided20