London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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30
year 74 Notices were passed to the Town Clerk for work to be done
in default of owners.
The following table indicates the extensive and varied nature of the defects and dilapidations which have been made good following inspection by the Sanitary Inspectors.
| Sanitary dustbins provided | 82 |
| Yards paved or yard paving required | 50 |
| Insanitary forecourts remedied | 4 |
| Defective drains repaired or reconstructed | 132 |
| Defective soil pipes and ventilating shafts repaired or renewed | 29 |
| Defective fresh air inlets repaired or renewed | 22 |
| Defective gullies removed and replaced by new | 26 |
| Rainwater downpipes disconnected from drain | — |
| Dishings or curb gully repaired or new gratings fixed | 25 |
| Defective W.C. pans and traps removed and replaced by new | 56 |
| Defective W.C. flushing apparatus repaired or new fixed | 72 |
| Defective W.C. seats repaired or new fixed | 42 |
| Defective flush pipe connections repaired | 23 |
| Insanitary sinks removed or new fixed | 47 |
| Sink waste pipes repaired or trapped | 70 |
| Insanitary wall surface over sinks remedied | 23 |
| Ventilated food cupboards provided | 30 |
| Drinking water cisterns cleansed | 3 |
| Defective covers to drinking water cisterns repaired or new fixed | 5 |
| Insanitary sites beneath floors concreted | 5 |
| Spaced beneath floors ventilated | 49 |
| Dampness in walls from defective damp proof coursing remedied | 258 |
| Dampness from defective roof, rainwater gutterings, etc, remedied | 1,662 |
| Defective plastering repaired (number of rooms) | 1,441 |
| Rooms where dirty walls and ceiling have been cleansed and redecorated | 2,074 |
| Defective floors repaired | 273 |
| Defective or dangerous stairs repaired | 46 |
| Defective doors and windows repaired | 1,796 |
| Defective kitchen ranges and firegrates repaired | 400 |