London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Acton 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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43
Cisterns repaired and covered 73
„ cleansed 24
„ removed from improper position 7
Houses cleansed and whitewashed 278
11 Plastering of Walls and Ceilings repaired 58
„ dealt with under Housing Acts
Workshops cleansed and limewashed 19
„ Roofs repaired . 2
„ Ventilation improved 4
Roofs of Houses repaired 33
Floors of Houses repaired or relaid 69
„ Workshops repaired or relaid 23
„ Stables repaired or relaid 7
Stables provided with drainage 8
„ „ ventilation 6
Coach-House Floors repaired 5
„ Ceilings „ 2
Dampness of House Walls remedied 65
Air Spaces under Floors of Houses ventilated 10
Accumulations of Refuse removed 33
„ Manure removed 34
„ Water in Cellars removed 14
„ in Ditches 2
Manure Receptacles provided 25
Animals, Fowls, &c., nuisances from, abated 17
Urinals cleansed 4
Cesspools abolished 3
Overcrowding, number of Cases abated 10
Water supply provided to Houses 11
Taps provided on Main 14
Miscellaneous Nuisances abated 40
I am, Sir, yours obediently,
Maurice W. Kinch, a.r.s.i.,
Chief Sanitary Inspector.
Public Health Department,
Gothic Villa, Mill Hill Grove,
Acton, W.