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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

Ruislip-Northwood 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]

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Rooms cleansed or decorated23
Floors repaired24
Brickwork repointed and repaired11
Doors repaired1
Windows repaired20
Sinks, baths and basins repaired or provided2
Gullies repaired16
Waste pipes cleared or repaired14
Firegrates renewed or repaired4
Chimney flues repaired5
Manhole covers renewed3
Soil pipes renewed or repaired4
Yard paving relaid or repaired6
Dustbins provided18
Drains cleared324
Drains repaired19
Accumulations of refuse removed17
Connections to sewer2
Cesspools abolished2
Cesspools emptied3
Miscellaneous repairs43
Infestations of rats and mice abated683

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4. FACTORIES
The following tables show the number of inspections made,
defects found, and the result of action taken:—

Table: (a) Inspections

(a) Inspections

PremisesNo. on RegisterNumber of
InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
1.Factories in which sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authority2433__
2.Factories not included in 1 in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority10683--
3.Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises)5---
Total135116——