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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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| Houses plastering of walls and ceilings repaired | 34 |
| Workshops cleansed and limewashed | 5 |
| Roofs of houses repaired | 59 |
| Floors of houses repaired or re-laid | 46 |
| ,, airspaces under provided | 6 |
| ,, workshops repaired or relaid | 10 |
| ,, stables repaired or relaid | 12 |
| Stables provided with drainage | 1 |
| Dampness of house walls remedied | 33 |
| Accumulations of refuse removed | 19 |
| „ manure removed | 21 |
| ,, water in cellars removed | 20 |
| Manuie receptacles provided | 11 |
| Animals, fowls, &c., nuisances from, abated | 18 |
| Overcrowding, number of cases abated | 1 |
| Smoke nuisances, number of cases dealt with | 6 |
| Privies abolished and earth closets provided | 1 |
| Water supply provided to houses | 10 |
| Miscellaneous nuisances abated | 91 |
flotiees.—650 Preliminary Notices and 70 Statutory
Notices have been served for the abatement of Nuisances, and the
necessary works asked for were carried out in nearly all cases.
No Police Court proceedings being necessary.
As I pointed out last year the very few Police Court proceedings
and the number of Statutory Notices compared with the Preliminary
ones show that the Statutory Notices are not asked for unless the
Owners absolutely refuse to comply with what I consider a
reasonable request, and necessary in the interests of Public Health.
Drainage Examinations.—The smoke test has been
applied to drains 160 times, and in addition 26 drains were opened
up for examination after formal written complaints had been made
and authority given for that purpose. The volatile or chemical
test has also been applied to drains in numerous instances.
Inspection of meat and other poods.—The
various Butchers' Shops, Greengrocers' Shops, and other places