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

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Acton 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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The following table indicates the extensive and varied nature
of the defects and dilapidations which have been made good following
inspection by the Public Health Inspectors.
Sanitary dustbins provided 66
Yards paved or yard paving repaired 55
Insanitary forecourts remedied 1
Defective drains repaired or reconstructed 22
Defective soil pipes and ventilating shafts repaired
or renewed 14
Defective fresh air inlets repaired or renewed 5
Defective gullies removed and replaced by new 13
Rainwater downpipes disconnected from drain —
Dishings or curbs to gully repaired or new gratings
fixed 17
Defective W.C. pans and traps removed and replaced
by new 15
Defective W.C. flushing apparatus repaired or new
fixed 43
Defective W.C. seats repaired or new fixed 13
Defective flush pipe connections repaired 10
Insanitary sinks removed or new fixed 20
Sink waste pipes repaired or trapped 32
Insanitary wall surface over sinks remedied 14
Ventilated food cupboards provided 4
Drinking water cisterns cleansed 3
Defective covers to drinking water cisterns repaired
or new fixed 2
Insanitary sites beneath floors concreted —
Spaces beneath floors ventilated 8
Dampness in walls from defective damp proof coursing
remedied 183
Dampness from defective roof, rainwater gutterings,
etc., remedied 524
Defective plastering repaired (number of rooms) 485