Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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73
Gully Traps Provided 37
,, Grids Provided to 49
„ Cement Work around, Repaired 43
Yards, Paving Repaired 56
„ Paved and Drained 279
Cleansed 33
Dust-Bins Provided 334
Ashpits, Foul and Defective, Remedied 32
Cisterns Repaired and Covered 76
,, Cleansed 27
„ Removed from Improper Position 24
Rooms Cleansed and Whitewashed 840
„ Plastering of Walls and Ceilings Repaired 287
Dealt with under Housing Acts —
Workshops Cleansed and Limewashed 30
Roofs Repaired 39
Bakehouses Cleansed 54
Roofs of Houses Repaired 46
Floors of Houses Repaired or Relaid 77
„ Workshops Repaired or Relaid 7
., Stables Repaired or Relaid 18
Stables Provided with Drainage 24
„ ,, Ventilation 7
Coach-House Floors Repaired 12
„ Ceilings „ —
Dampness of House Walls Remedied 92
Air Spaces Under Floors of Houses Ventilated 50
Concrete over Site Under Floors 22
Accumulations of Refuse Removed 89
„ Manure Removed 18
Water in Cellars Removed 9
,. in Ditches 13
Cesspools Abolished 6
Manure Receptacles Provided 7
Animals, Fowls, &c., Nuisances from, Abated 21
Urinals Cleansed 23
Overcrowding, Number of Cases Abated 48
Water Supply Provided to Houses 21
Taps Provided on Main 14
Smoke Nuisances 15
Miscellaneous Nuisances Abated 73
Obediently yours,
MAURICE W. K1NCH,
Chief Sanitary Inspector.