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

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Acton 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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1929
10
Fish Shops 28
Premises where food is manufactured or prepared 33
Milk Purveyors 79
Cowsheds Nil
Piggeries Nil
Rag and Bone Dealers 8
Mews 4
Schools 11
Show Grounds Nil
Rent Restriction Act.
Number of Certificates granted 13
Detail of Work Carried Out.
Sanitary Dustbins provided 663
Yards paved or yard paving repaired 170
Insanitary forecourts remedied 26
Defective drains repaired or reconstructed 51
Defective soil pipes and ventilating shafts repaired or
renewed 88
Defective fresh air inlets repaired or renewed 65
Defective gullies removed and replaced by new 57
Rain water downpipes disconnected from drain 14
Dishing and curb to gullies repaired and new gratings fixed 230
Defective VV.C. pan and traps removed and replaced by new 85
Defective W.C. flushing apparatus repaired or new fixed 433
Defective W.C. seats repaired or new fixed 127
Defective flush pipe connections repaired 133
Insanitary sinks removed or new fixed 71
Sink waste pipes repaired or trapped 205
Insanitary wall surface over sinks remedied 124
Ventilated food cupboards provided 2
Drinking water cisterns cleansed 207
Defective covers to drinking water cisterns repaired or new
fixed 86
Insanitary sites beneath floors concreted 9
Spaces beneath floors ventilated 139
Dampness in walls from defective damp-proof course
remedied 128
Dampness from defective roof, rain water gutterings, etc.,
remedied 927
Defective plastering repaired (number of rooms) 583
Rooms where dirty walls and ceilings have been cleansed
and redecorated 3592
Defective floors repaired 151
Defective or dangerous stairs repaired 28