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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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| Gully Traps, grids provided to | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| „ cement work around, repaired | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| Yards, paving repaired | 6 | 24 | 30 |
| „ paved and drained | 86 | 118 | 204 |
| „ cleansed | — | 39 | 39 |
| Dust bins provided | 26 | 101 | 127 |
| Ashpits, foul and defective, remedied | - | 12 | 12 |
| Cisterns repaired and covered | 34 | 13 | 47 |
| „ cleansed | 11 | 18 | 29 |
| ,, removed from improper position | — | 13 | 13 |
| Rooms cleansed and whitewashed | 221 | 195 | 416 |
| „ Plastering of walls and ceilings repaired | 57 | 12 | 69 |
| „ Dealt with under Housing Acts | — | — | — |
| Workshops cleansed and limewashed | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| ,, roofs repaired | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Roofs of Houses repaired | 17 | 18 | 35 |
| Floors of houses repaired or relaid | 17 | 17 | 34 |
| ,, workshops repaired or relaid | — | 7 | 7 |
| „ stables repaired or relaid | — | 4 | 4 |
| Stables provided with drainage | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| „ „ ventilation | — | 1 | 1 |
| Coachhouse floors repaired | — | 1 | 1 |
| „ ceilings repaired | 1 | — | 1 |
| Dampness of house walls remedied | 42 | 13 | 55 |
| Air spaces under floors of houses ventilated | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Accumulations of refuse removed | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| „ manure removed | 25 | 9 | 34 |
| „ water in cellars removed | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| „ in ditches | — | 4 | 4 |
| Manure receptacles provided | — | 8 | 8 |
| Animals, Fowls, etc., nuisances from, abated | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| Urinals cleansed | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| „ provided with water, etc | 1 | — | 1 |