London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Ealing 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Disinfection.
| Rooms Disinfected by Spray:— | |
| (a) Ordinary Infectious Disease | 1,053 |
| (b) Tuberculosis | 157 |
| Rooms stripped and cleansed | 124 |
| Articles disinfected by Steam at Disinfector:— | |
| (a) Ordinary Infectious Disease | 2,250 |
| (b) Tuberculosis | 436 |
| Articles voluntarily destroyed | 165 |
| Particulars of the Sanitary Defects referred to in Notices Served and Letters Written. | |
| Water Closets repaired or supplied with water or otherwise improved | 279 |
| Drains cleared and cleansed | 159 |
| Defects in Drains repaired | 133 |
| Drains reconstructed | 74 |
| Dust-bins provided | 98 |
| Overcrowding remedied | — |
| Accumulations of refuse removed | 82 |
| Nuisance from fowls and other animals abated | 14 |
| Damp-proof courses inserted in walls | 42 |
| Ventilation under floors provided | 11 |
| Other forms of dampness remedied | 158 |
| Yards paved and repaired | 85 |
| Floors repaired | 75 |
| Roofs, Gutters and Rain Water Pipes repaired | 373 |
| New Soil and Ventilating Pipes provided | 60 |
| Sinks and Waste-pipes repaired or renewed | 116 |
| Draw Taps fixed to main supply | 38 |
| Dirty Walls and Ceilings stripped and cleansed | 881 |
| Other Defects or Nuisances remedied | 544 |
| Cisterns cleansed, renewed and covered | 24 |
| Houses connected to Sewer | 23 |
| Water Supply re-instated | 25 |