London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Acton 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Rain water pipes disconnected from soil drain (dwellings) 30
Insanitary closets replaced by sanitary apparatus 84
New water waste preventers fixed for flushing closets 17
Defective roofs made good 12
Defective guttering replaced or repaired (dwellings) 40
Dilapidated walls, ceilings, &c., cleansed and repaired (houses) 40
Complaints registered 135
Notices served (supplemented by letters & personal interviews
with owners and agents) 317
School Inspections 25
ORDINARY NUISANCES ABATED.
Smoke 4
Manure, offal, and other deposits 22
Choked drains 50
Overcrowding 24
Cellar flooding 6
Animals, poultry, &c. 12
Pig keeping suppressed 2
Dust bins provided 82
Other nuisances not included in the above 41
GENERAL INSPECTIONS.
Bakehouses 26
Cowsheds, milk shops, and dairies 95
Slaughterhouses 140
Piggeries 182
Brickfields 14