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Acton 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS CARRIED OUT IN DISTRICT IN
PURSUANCE OF INSPECTIONS MADE AND NOTICES
SERVED. &c.
No. of Visits paid to Infected Houses 606
,, Infected cases removed to Isolation Hospital 275
,, Library Books dealt with after Infectious Disease 107
„ Closets disinfected after Enteric 12
„ Rooms disinfected after Infectious Disease 432
,, ,, ,, „ Cancer 5
,, ,, ,, ,, Phthisis 37
,, ,, ,, ,, stripped and cleansed after Infectious Disease 162
„ Articles disinfected or destroyed after Infectious Large quantities of Bed-
Disease and Phthisis ding and Clothing,
,, Preliminary Notices served 628
,, Notices of Intention to Inspect 889
,, Statutory Notices served 2258
,, Letters received 1958
,. ,, written 2561
,, Notices received from H.M. Inspector of Factories 12
,, Notifications of Waste of Water sent to Metropolitan Water
Board 29
,, Summonses served 2
,, Convictions obtained 2
Complaints received 802
„ Inspection of Premises on Complaint 1826
„ ,, „ after Infectious Disease 490
,, Re-inspection of Premises 11517
,, Interviews with Owners or Agents 1401
* ,, House to House Inspections 800
„ Premises under Periodical Inspection 670
, Nuisances abated 5641
, Inspections of Common Lodging Houses (1 Registered) 123
,. „ Van Dwellings. 70
, Nuisances from Movable Dwellings, Caravans, &c 14
Overcrowding Nuisances abated 47
„ Rooms, &c„ cleansed, repaired, &c. 1119
,, Roofs, R. W. pipes, gutters, plastering repaired 734
„ Houses dealt with under Section 15 1
,, ,, found to be in a state Dangerous or Injurious to Health
(Sect. 17) 15
, Representations made by M. O. H. (Sect. 17) 15
„ Houses made Habitable without Closing Orders 5
„ Closing Orders made by L A. (Sect. 17) 4