London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Acton 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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1927
13
Butchers' Shops 42
Fish Shops 28
Premises where food is manufactured or prepared 33
Milk Purveyors 60
Cowsheds Nil
Piggeries Nil
Rag and Bone Dealers 6
Mews 4
Schools 11
Show Grounds 1
441
Rent Restriction Acts.
Number of Certificates granted 12
Number of Certificates refused 1
Detail of Work carried out.
Sanitary Dustbins provided 492
Yards paved or yard paving repaired 133
Insanitary forecourts remedied 87
Defective drains repaired or reconstructed 63
Defective soil pipes and ventilating shafts repaired or
renewed 74
Defective fresh air inlets repaired or renewed 87
Defective gullies removed and replaced by new 77
Rain water downpipes disconnected from drain 38
Dishing and curb to gullies repaired and new gratings fixed 176
Defective W.C. pan and traps removed and replaced by new 83
Defective W.C. flushing apparatus repaired or new fixed 341
Defective W.C. seats repaired or new fixed 158
Defective flush pipe connections repaired 92
Insanitary sinks removed or new fixed 145
Sink waste pipes repaired or trapped 193
Insanitary wall surface over sinks remedied 145
Ventilated food cupboards provided 8
Drinking water cisterns cleansed 238
Defective covers to drinking water cisterns repaired or new
fixed 57
Insanitary sites beneath floors concreted
Spaces beneath floors ventilated 116
Dampness in walls from defective damp-proof course
remedied 143
Dampness from defective roof, rain water gutterings, etc.,
remedied 722