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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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1928
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| Sanitary Dustbins provided | 534 |
| Yards paved or yard paving repaired | 162 |
| Insanitary forecourts remedied | 68 |
| Defective drains repaired or reconstructed | 55 |
| Defective soil pipes and ventilating shafts repaired or renewed | 96 |
| Defective fresh air inlets repaired or renewed | 72 |
| Defective gullies removed and replaced by new | 85 |
| Rain water downpipes disconnected from drain | 27 |
| Dishing and curb to gullies repaired and new gratings fixed | 182 |
| Defective W. C. pan and traps removed and replaced by new | 76 |
| Defective W.C. flushing apparatus repaired or new fixed | 407 |
| Defective. W.C. seats repaired or new fixed | 133 |
| Defective flush pipe connections repaired | 104 |
| Insanitary sinks removed or new fixed | 123 |
| Sink waste pipes repaired or trapped | 182 |
| Insanitary wall surface over sinks remedied | 161 |
| Ventilated food cupboards provided | 6 |
| Drinking water cisterns cleansed | 259 |
| Defective covers to drinking water cisterns repaired or new fixed | 63 |
| Insanitary sites beneath floors concreted | 12 |
| Spaces beneath floors ventilated | 147 |
| Dampness in walls from defective damp-proof course remedied | 132 |
| Dampness from defective roof, rain water gutterings, etc., remedied | 738 |
| Defective plastering repaired (number of rooms) | 722 |
| Rooms where dirty walls and ceilings have been cleansed and redecorated | 3744 |
| Defective floors repaired | 178 |
| Defective or dangerous stairs repaired | 35 |
| Defective doors and windows repaired | 352 |
| Defective kitchen ranges and fire grates repaired | 271 |
| Defective washing coppers repaired | 137 |
| Coal cupboards provided and repaired | 26 |
| New W.C. apartments provided | 9 |
| Accumulations of offensive matter removed | 34 |
| Drains unstopped and cleansed | 229 |
| Overcrowding nuisances abated | 13 |
| Drains tested, exposed for examination, etc | 87 |
| Smoke observations taken | 192 |
| Smoke nuisances abated on service of notice | 6 |
| Nuisances from pigs and other animals abated | 10 |
| Notifications of waste of water sent to Metropolitan Water Board | 315 |