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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
Chelsea 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea]
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WORKS SUPERVISED BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS
| FACTORIES ACS 1937 | HOUSING ACT, 1936 | PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936 | FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938 | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. | v. | N. | V. | N. | V. | N. | V. | ||
| ladSAwsmiii | |||||||||
| Roomst Walls St Ceilings cleansed and redecorated | 2 | - | 418 | 1 | 364 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 839 |
| Passages & Staircases: Walls & Ceilings cleansed. | - | - | 99 | - | 100 | 1 | 2 | - | 202 |
| Yard & Area Walls cleansed and redecorated | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | - | - | - | 7 |
| Verminous Rooms disinfested | 7 | - | 1 | 8 | - | 16 | |||
| Rooms where Food is manufactured, stored or sold | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Miscellaneous | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| GENERAL REPAIRS: | |||||||||
| Roof | - | 66 | 1 | 255 | 11 | 1 | - | ||
| Eaves, Gutters. | - | 16 | 64 | 1 | — | 81 | |||
| Rain-water pipes | 1 | - | 41 | - | - | 78 | |||
| Yard & Area: Pavings | - | - | 34 | - | 17 | 1 | - | - | 52 |
| Walls rendered or repaired | - | - | 40 | - | 19 | 2 | — | - | 61 |
| Rooms 1 Wall & Ceiling plaster | - | - | 420 | 444 | 3 | 7 | - | 874 | |
| Passages & Staircases: Wall & Ceiling plaster | - | - | 87 | - | - | 1 | - | 191 | |
| Floors | — | - | 121 | 93 | - | 11 | 1 | 226 | |
| Stair Treads, Banisters and Balustrades | - | - | 79 | - | 22 | - | 2 | - | 103 |
| Window and Door Frames, fittings and sash cords | - | - | 676 | - | 315 | - | 2 | - | 993 |
| Dampness remedied | - | - | 2 4 | - | 373 | 3 | - | - | 400 |
| Fireplaces & Fire-ranges repaired | - | - | 81 | 1 | 102 | - | - | - | 184 |
| Washing Coppers repaired | - | - | 32 | - | 6 | - | - | - | 38 |
| Natural Ventilation provided or improved | 1 | - | 27 | - | 28 | - | 6 | - | 62 |
| Chimneys & Flues | - | - | 62 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 71 | |
| Miscellaneous | — | — | 48 | - | 72 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 133 |
| Carried Forward | 4 | - | 2379 | 3 | 2432 | 40 | 85 | 26 | 4969 |