Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 Ceilings | Overcrowding. | Other Nuisances or Sanitary Defects. | Defective Floors. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Church Place | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 6 | 2 |
Charles Street | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | 1 |
Dane Road | 24 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 28 | ... | 34 | 13 |
Eccleston Road | 12 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | 15 | 6 |
Ealing Common | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Haven Lane | 41 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 38 | 15 |
Heath field Cottages | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Mount field Road | 43 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 35 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 44 | ... | 54 | 22 |
North field Road | 50 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 10 | 41 | 50 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 76 | ... | 76 | 33 |
Oak Street | 10 | 8 | ... | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 |
Oxford Road | 37 | 6 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 26 | ... | 24 | 7 |
St. Matthew's Road | 16 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 3 | ... | 18 | ... | 48 | 14 |
St. Mark's Road | 18 | ... | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 27 | ... | 47 | 9 |
Wells Place | l | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Totals | 261 | 55 | 98 | 97 | 142 | 109 | 167 | 236 | 135 | 49 | 64 | 254 | 3 | 360 | 134 |
Total number of defects discovered at time of inspection, 1903. |