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

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Acton 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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Detail of Work carried out.
Sanitary Dustbins provided 438
Yards paved or yard paving repaired 215
Insanitary forecourts remedied 34
Defective drains repaired or reconstructed 62
Defective soil pipes and ventilating shafts repaired or
renewed 68
Defective fresh air inlets repaired or renewed 51
Defective gullies removed and replaced by new 67
Rain water downpipes disconnected from drain 10
Dishing and curb to gullies repaired and new gratings fixed 203
Defective W.C. pan and traps removed and replaced by new 62
Defective W.C. flushing apparatus repaired or new fixed 303
Defective W.C. seats repaired or new fixed 162
Defective flush pipe connections repaired 74
Insanitary sinks removed or new fixed 46
Sink waste pipes repaired or trapped 127
Insanitary wall surface over sinks remedied 89
Ventilated food cupboards provided 4
Drinking water cisterns cleansed 205
Defective covers to drinking water cisterns repaired or new
fixed 77
Insanitary sites beneath floors concreted 12
Spaces beneath floors ventilated 106
Dampness in walls from defective damp-proof course
remedied 94
Dampness from defective roof, rain water gutterings, etc.,
remedied 648
Defective plastering repaired (number of rooms) 392
Rooms where dirty walls and ceilings have been cleansed
and redecorated 2473
Defective floors repaired 109
Defective or dangerous stairs repaired 30
Defective doors and windows repaired 285
Defective kitchen ranges and fire grates repaired 122
Defective washing coppers repaired 97
Coal cupboards provided or repaired 8
New W.C. apartments provided 5
Accumulations of offensive matter removed 21
Drains unstopped and cleansed 246
Overcrowding nuisances abated 15
Drains tested, exposed for examination, etc. 62
Smoke observations taken 143
Smoke nuisances abated on service of notice 18
Nuisances from pigs and other animals abated 7
Notifications of waste of water sent to Metropolitan Water
Board 124