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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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* HOUSE TO HOUSE INSPECTIONS, 1913.
| Nature of Sanitary Defect | All Saints Road | Acton Lane | Avenue Road | Antrobus Road | Allison Road | Beaumont Road | Birkbeck Road | Burlington Mews | Burlington Gardens Slews | Burlington Gardens | Berrymead Gardens | Bridgman Road | Bollo Lane |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Houses Inspected | 4 | 35 | 60 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 64 | 52 | 19 |
| No. of Tenements | 4 | 50 | 72 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 51 | 127 | 101 | 37 |
| Cases of Overcrowding | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Defects of Drainage System | 8 | 43 | 75 | 14 | 37 | 8 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 39 | 32 | 55 |
| Defective or want of Yard Paving | — | 12 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 30 | 25 | 6 |
| DefectsofWater-closets (including appliances) | — | 20 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 5 | — | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 |
| Untrapped R. W. Down-pipes | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | — | 10 | — | — | 8 | — | 24 | — |
| Dampness | 1 | 4 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | 3 | 13 | 5 | 3 |
| Dirty Walls and Ceilings of Rooms | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | — | 5 | 3 | 10 | — | — | 18 | 87 | 51 |
| Defects of Drinking Water Storage | 2 | 10 | 8 | — | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 33 | 52 | 13 |
| Defective Sinks and Waste Pipes | 1 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 1 | — | 54 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous Defects (Floors, Roofs, Plas-tering, Gutters, &c.) | 1 | 6 | 39 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 44 | 30 | 58 |
| Overcrowding (Census basis) | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 7 |