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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Contraventions remedied
| Items | No. of Improvements |
|---|---|
| Premises cleansed | 173 |
| Overcrowding abated | 4 |
| Temperature improved | 23 |
| Thermometers provided | 79 |
| Ventilation provided or improved | 42 |
| Lighting improved | 13 |
| Lighting apparatus repaired | 2 |
| W. C. accommodation increased | 10 |
| Washing facilities increased (basins) | 31 |
| Ho.t and cold water provided | 72 |
| Drinking water provided | 1 |
| Drinking vessels provided | 1 |
| Accommodation for clothing provided or improved | 19 |
| Facilities for drying clothing provided | 4 |
| Sitting facilities provided or improved | 3 |
| Floors, stairs, passages etc. repaired | 41 |
| Handrails provided | 26 |
| Staircase guards provided | 8 |
| Machinery guarded | 33 |
| First aid boxes provided or refilled | 159 |
| Window skylights cleaned | 1 |
FAIRS AND CIRCUSES
Fairs were held during the year at Ealing Common, Acton Park, and at Northolt.
The Council now have as standard in any agreement with fairmen clauses requiring
satisfactory sanitary arrangements. These include provisions relating to the number,
type, lighting, condition and location of trailers used as sanitary conveniences, and
resulted in a satisfactory standard being maintained during the year.
Food stalls were numerous on the sites and standards here were also found to be
reasonable.
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
The amount of work connected with disinfestations for the eradication of bed
50.