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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 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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Table: Particulars of the Sanitary Defects Remedied as a Result of Notices Served and Letters Written.

Particulars of the Sanitary Defects Remedied as a Result of Notices Served and Letters Written.

Water Closets repaired or supplied with water or otherwise improved235
Drains cleared and cleansed220
Defects in drains repaired112
Drains reconstructed34
Dust-bins provided66
Overcrowding remedied128
Accumulations of refuse removed117
Nuisance from fowls and other animals abated8
Damp-proof courses inserted in walls135
Ventilation under floors provided18
Other forms of dampness remedied78
Yards paved and repaired61
Floors repaired62
Roofs, gutters and rain water pipes repaired289
New soil and ventilating pipes provided45
Sinks and waste-pipes repaired or renewed139
Draw taps fixed to main supply23
Dirty walls and ceilings stripped and cleansed703
Other defects or nuisances remedied798
Cisterns cleansed, renewed and covered11
Houses connected to sewer3
Water supply re-instated17
Ventilated food cupboards provided32

Table: FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.1.-Inspections For Purposes of Provisions as to Health. (Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).

FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.

1.-Inspections For Purposes of Provisions as to Health. (Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).

PremisesNumber of
InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted.
Factories with mechanical power41729_
Factories without mechanical power19915—
Other Premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises)
Total61644—