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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE 13.
HOUSE TO HOUSE INSPECTIONS, 1915.
| Nature of Sanitary Defect. | Bollo Bridge Road | Cowper Road | Mill Hill Road | Packington Road | Rothschild Road | St. Margaret's T errace | Stanley Road | Temple Road | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Houses Inspected | 33 | 11 | 32 | 12 | 44 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 171 |
| No. of Tenements | 48 | 17 | 41 | 24 | 54 | 31 | 19 | 37 | 271 |
| Cases of Overcrowding | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | — | 15 |
| Defects of Drainage system | 31 | 19 | 12 | 23 | 46 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 183 |
| Defective or w'ant of yard paving | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 42 |
| Defects of W.C.'s (including appliances) | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 51 |
| Untrapped R.W. down pipes | — | 3 | 1 | — | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 19 |
| Dampness | 8 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 72 |
| Dirty walls and ceili ng of rooms | 5 | — | — | 5 | 52 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 110 |
| Defects of Drinking Water Storage | 5 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 41 |
| Defective Sinks and Waste-Pipes | 4 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 4 | — | 70 |
| Miscellaneous Defects (def. roofs, floors &c., &c. | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 69 | 7 | 1 | 139 |
| Overcrowding (Census basis) | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 23 | 1 | — | 34 |
All recorded on " Full Record Cards " and the drains of every house tested with Smoke-machine.