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Ealing 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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withstanding' many unavoidable interruptions. No
compulsory powers had to be exercised to obtain the
compliance with our orders One house condemned
as unlit for occupation was voluntarily pulled down.
No scheme of Town Planning has been considered for
the Borough, and under the existing conditions of the
locality is neither feasible nor possible on any large
scale. The small estate of the Ealing Tenants, which
is well laid out, continues to gradually increase under
the Borough Engineer's supervision. There is a comparatively
small amount of really old property left
standing, and this receives special attention.
The following Table affords information of the
Sanitary defects which were discovered in the course
of House-to-House Inspection, viz.:—

Sanitary Defects Discovered.

streets.No. of Houses Inspected.Defective or Obstructed Drains.Defective or Insufficient Sanitary Appliances.Defective Rainwater Pipes, and Eaves Clutters.Defective Roofs.Defective or Insufficient or Foul Water Closets.Defective or want of Yard Paving.Damp Walls.Want of Efficient Ventila tion under floors.Defective or Absence of Dustbins.Want of Covers to Storage Cisterns or improper situation of same.Dirty and Unwholesome Condition of Walls and CeilingsOvercrowding.Other Nuisances or Sanitary Defects.Defective Floors.
Church Place21114122...1...4...62
Charles Street11......1112.........6...21
Dane Road24154271221371631028...3413
Eccleston Road1241473410121237......156
Ealing Common1...............11...11.........1
Haven Lane411323159221922181562213815
Heath field Cottages5......43...153......3272
Mount field Road432151125202135317944...5422
North field Road504312291041502271676...7633
Oak Street108...372510211......88
Oxford Road376231015122229105926...247
St. Matthew's Road16182124131213113...18...4814
St. Mark's Road18...61117121018103527...479
Wells Placel...1.........1..................11
Totals26155989714210916723613549642543360134
Total number of defects discovered at time of inspection, 1903.