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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Fish Shops 24
Premises where food is manufactured 40
Milk purveyors 80
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 244
Rendered fit by owners 244
Rendered fit by local authority nil
Premises dealt with under Public Health Acts.
Premises in respect of which notices were served 879
Premises in which defects were remedied by owners 879
Premises in which defects were remedied by local
authority nil
Detail of work carried out.
Sanitary dustbins provided 572
Yards paved or yard paving repaired 228
Insanitary forecourts remedied 126
Defective drains repaired or reconstructed 74
Defective soil pipes and ventilating shafts repaired or
renewed 53
Defective fresh air inlets repaired or renewed 41
Defective gullies removed and replaced by new 74
Rain water downpipes disconnected from drain 17
Dishing and Curb to gullies repaired and new gratings
fixed 142
Defective W.C. pans and traps removed and replaced
by new 69
Defective W.C. flushing apparatus repaired or new
fixed 274
Defective W.C. seats repaired or new fixed 192
Defective flush pipe connections repaired 73
Insanitary sinks removed or new fixed 28
Sink waste pipes repaired or trapped 209
Insanitary wall surfaces over sinks remedied 133
Ventilated food cupboards provided 28
Drinking water cisterns cleansed 187
Defective covers to drinking water cisterns repaired or
new fixed 43
Insanitary sites beneath floors concreted 14
Spaces beneath floors ventilated 172
Dampness in walls from defective damp-proof course
remedied 195
Dampness from defective roofs, rain water, gutterings,
etc., remedied 723