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

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Acton 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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47
Butchers'Shops 41
Fish Shops 34
Premises where food is manufactured or prepared 35
Milk Purveyors 128
Cowsheds Nil.
Piggreries Nil.
Rag and Bone Dealers 7
Mews 4
Schools 13
Caravan Grounds 3
Rent Restriction Act.
Number of Certificates granted 17
Detail of Work carried out.
Sanitary Dustbins provided 443
Yards paved or yard paving repaired 130
Insanitary forecourts remedied 35
Defective drains repaired or reconstructed 121
Defective soil pipes and ventilating shafts repaired or renewed
56
Defective fresh air inlets repaired or renewed 84
Defective gullies removed and replaced by new 35
Rain water downpipes disconnected from drain 19
Dishing and curb to gullies repaired and new grating fixed 141
Defective W.C. pan and traps removed and replaced by new 123
Infective W.C. flushing apparatus repaired or new fixed 436
Defective W.C. seats repaired or new fixed 236
Infective flush pipe connections repaired 131
Ir^anitary sinks removed or new fixed 72
Sink waste pipes repaired or trapped 187
Insanitary wall surface over sinks remedied 148
Ventilated food cupboards provided 12
Drinking water cisterns cleaned 379
Defective covers, to drinking water cisterns repaired or new fixed 161
Insanitary sites beneath floors concreted 15
Spaces beneath floors ventilated 171
Dampness in walls from defective damp-proof course remedied 152
Dampness from defective roof, rain water gutterings, &c.,
remedied 995
Dective plastering repaired (number of rooms) 689
Rooms where dirty walls and ceilings have been cleansed and
redecorated 2629
Defective floors repaired 196