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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Public Health Acts.
| Year. | No. of proceedings taken. | No. of connections obtained. | Fines and costs imposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 3 | 3 | Orders made and costs in each case. | ||
| 1903 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | |
| 1905 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 6 |
| 1906 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1907 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 25 | 66 | 11 | 6 |
The following Tabulated List gives particulars of the Sanitary Improvements effected during the year:—
| F.J. Fearns J.J.Jenkins North. South. District. District .Ttl. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| House Drains taken up and reconstructed | 56 | 36 | 92 |
| „ repaired | 81 | 33 | 114 |
| „ upstopped and cleansed | 60 | 120 | 180 |
| „ provided with intercepting traps | 37 | 49 | 86 |
| „ manholes provided to | 54 | 50 | 104 |
| „ ventilated | 33 | 48 | 81 |
| „ Manholes to, cleansed | 8 | 39 | 47 |
| „ „ repaired | 12 | 65 | 77 |
| „ Fresh-air inlets repaired | 25 | 25 | 50 |
| „ „ provided | 44 | 74 | 118 |
| Water Closets repaired | 3 | 10 | 13 |