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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1921
21
Rag and Bone dealers 4
Mews and Stables 22
Schools 11
Show Grounds 2
Number of Notices served.
Statutory 802
Preliminary intimations 647
Houses dealt with under Section 28, Housing Acts.
Houses in respect of which notices were served 358
Rendered fit by owners 343
Rendered fit by local authority 15
Premises dealt with under Public Health Acts.
Premises in respect of which notices were served 1091
Premises in which defects were remedied by owners 1077
Premises in which defects were remedied by Local Authority14
Detail of work carried out.
Sanitary dustbins provided 763
Yards paved or yard paving repaired 332
Insanitary forecourts remedied 211
Defective drains repaired or reconstructed 78
Defective soil pipes and ventilating shafts repaired or renewed 62
Defective fresh air inlets repaired or renewed 60
Defective gullies removed and replaced by new 43
Rain water downpipes disconnected from drain 27
Dishing and curb to gullies repaired and new gratings fixed 186
Defective W.C. pans and traps removed and replaced by new 37
Defective W.C. flushing apparatus repaired or new fixed 242
Defective W.C. seats repaired or new fixed 234
Defective flush pipe connections repaired 59
Insanitary sinks removed or new fixed 06
Sink waste pipes repaired or trapped 326
Insanitary wall surface over sinks remedied 146
Ventilated food cupboards provided 197
Drinking water cisterns cleansed 171
Defective covers to drinking water cisterns repaired or new fixed 79
Insanitary sites beneath floors concreted 21
Spaces beneath floors ventilated 345
Dampness in walls from defective damp-proof course remedied 364
Dampness from defective roofs, rain water gutterings, &c., remedied 905
Defective plastering repaired (number of rooms) 885
Rooms where dirty walls and ceilings have been cleansed and redecorated 3638
Defective floors repaired 379
Defective or dangerous stairs repaired 56