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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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HOUSE-TO-HOUSE INSPECTIONS, 1911. (wire made in following streets.)
| Nature of Sanitary Defect. | Antrobus Road | Acton Lane (Basement Houses only) | Burlington Mews | Berrymede Road (Basement Houses only) | Beaconsfield Road | Bollo nriage Koad (East End) | Cheltenham Place (West Side) | Cunnington Street | Clovelly Road (South Side) | Chiswick Road | Friars Place Lane | Gloucester Road | Gladstone Road | Horn Lane | Junction Road | Ley the Road (North) | Meon Road | Nelson Place. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Houses Inspected | 6 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 49 | 9 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 31 | 48 | 19 | 13 | 23 | 20 | 16 |
| No. of Tenements | 11 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 56 | 54 | 9 | 49 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 44 | 48 | 22 | 73 | 46 | 40 | 24 |
| Cases of Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 6 |
| Defects of Drainage System | 12 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 28 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 12 | |
| Defective or want of Yard Paving | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Defective w.c.'s (including appliances) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 6 | |
| Untrapped R.W. Pipes | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 11 | — | |
| Dampness | — | 4 | 8 | 3 | 16 | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 16 | 10 | |
| Dirty Walls and Ceilings of Rooms | 3 | 6 | 26 | 11 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 51 | 13 | — | 24 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 29 |
| Defects of Drinking Water Storage | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 6 | — |
| Defective Sinks and Waste Pipes | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 22 | 14 | 30 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 26 | |
| Miscellaneous Defects (Sites, Floors, Roofs, Plastering, R.W. Pipes, Gutter, &c. | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 34 |