Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Detail of Work carried out.
Sanitary dustbins provided 255
Yards paved or yard paving repaired 65
limitary forecourts remedied 13
Defective drains repaired or reconstructed 87
Defective soil pipes and ventilating shafts repaired or renewed 40
Defective fresh air inlets repaired or renewed 16
Defective gullies removed and replaced by new 41
Kain watdt downpipes disconnected from drain 1
Dishing and curb to gullies repaired and new gratings fixed 37
Defective W.C. pans and traps removed and replaced by new 66
Defective W.C. flushing apparatus repaired or new fixed 127
Defective W.C. seats repaired or new fixed 49
Defective flush pipe connections repaired 22
Insanitary sinks removed or new fixed 16
Sink waste pipes repaired or trapped 81
Insanitary wall surface over sfnks remedied 86
Ventilated food cupboards provided 11
Drinking water cisterns cleansed 12
Defective covers to drinking water cisterns repaired or new
fixed 13
Insanitary sites beneath floors concreted 9
Spaces beneath floors ventilated 18
Dampness in walls from defective damp-proof course remedied 243
Dampness from defective roof, rain water gutterings, etc.
remedied 1,275
Defective plastering repaired (number of rooms 1,104
Rooms where dirty walls and ceilings have been cleansed and
redecorated 1,163
Defective floors repaired 215
Defective or dangerous stairs repaired 49
Defective doors and windows repaired. 1,387
Defective kitchen ranges and fire grates repaired 290
Defective washing coppers repaired 27
Coal cupboards provided or repaired 13
Accumulations of offensive matter removed 30
Drains unstopped and cleansed 188
Drains tested, exposed for examination, etc. 258
Smoke observations taken 8
Smoke nuisances abated on service of notice 1
Miscellaneous nuisances abated 244
Notification of waste of water sent to Metropolitan Water
Board 174