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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| Dust-bins provided | 60 |
| Overcrowding remedied | 104 |
| Accumulations of refuse removed | 102 |
| Nuisance from fowls and other animals abated | 12 |
| Damp-proof courses inserted in walls | 95 |
| Ventilation under floors provided | 11 |
| Other forms of dampness remedied | 151 |
| Yards paved and repaired | 116 |
| Floors repaired | 73 |
| Roofs, gutters and rain water pipes repaired | 355 |
| New soil and ventilating pipes provided | 33 |
| Sinks and waste-pipes repaired or renewed | 203 |
| Draw taps fixed to main supply | 10 |
| Dirty walls and ceilings stripped and cleansed | 650 |
| Other defects or nuisances remedied | 730 |
| Cisterns cleansed, renewed and covered | 91 |
| Houses connected to sewer | 1 |
| Water supply re-instated | 33 |
| Ventilated food cupboards provided | 36 |
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. 1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspector or Inspectors of
Nuisances.
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Prosecutions | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 242 | 23 | — |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 219 | 14 | — |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' Premises) | 39 | — | — |
| Total | 500 | 37 | — |