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Acton 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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1922 20
Classified statement of the number of Premises under
periodical Inspection.
Workshops 225
Slaughterhouses 3
Public house urinals 37
Common lodging houses 1
Houses let in lodgings 103
Butchers' shops 31
Fish shops 24
Premises where food is manufactured 39
Milk purveyors 83
Cowsheds 2
Piggeries 4
Rag and bone dealers 4
Mews and stables 22
Schools 11
Show grounds 2
Houses dealt with under Section 28, Housing Acts.
Houses in respect of which notices were served 167
Rendered fit by owners 161
Rendered fit by-local authority 6
Premises dealt with under Public Health Acts.
Premises in respect of which notices were served 974
Premises in which defects were remedied by owners 974
Premises in which defects were remedied by Local Authority Nil
Detail of work carried out.
Sanitary dustbins provided 634
Yards paved or yard paving repaired 283
Insanitary forecourts remedied 191
Defective drains repaired or reconstructed 63
Defective soil pipes and ventilating shafts repaired or renewed 41
Defective fresh air inlets repaired or renewed 66
Defective gullies removed and replaced by new 57
Rain water downpipes disconnected from drain 28
Dishing and curb to gullies repaired and new gratings fixed 159
Defective W.C. pans and traps removed and replaced by new 73
Defective W.C. flushing apparatus repaired or new fixed 291
Defective W.C. seats repaired or new fixed 203
Defective flush pipe connections repaired 64
Insanitary sinks removed or new fixed 58
Sink waste pipes repaired or trapped 201
Insanitary wall surfaces over sinks remedied 152
Ventilated food cupboards provided 108
Drinking water cisterns cleansed 163
Defective covers to drinking water cisterns repaired or new fixed 55
Insanitary sites beneath floors concreted 48
Spaces beneath floors ventilated 267