London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Ruislip-Northwood 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]

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Water waste preventors repaired or renewed 7
W.C. pans renewed 16
W.C. pans cleansed 2
Water tanks pipes and fittings renewed or repaired 39
Rooms cleansed or re decorated 42
Floors repaired 12
Dry Rot remedied 5
Brickwork re pointed and repaired 9
Doors repaired 7
Windows repaired 11
Sinks baths and basins repaired or provided 8
Gullies renewed 11
Waste pipes cleared or repaired 13
Firegrates renewed or repaired 11
Chimney flues and stacks repaired 9
Manhole covers renewed 17
Soil pipes renewed or repaired 7
Yard paving re laid or repaired 7
Dustbins provided 12
Cesspool filled in 1
New Drains laid 5
Drains cleared 334
Drains repaired or re-laid 45
Accumulations of refuse removed 25
Miscellaneous repairs 21
HOUSING
1 Inspection of Dwelling Houses During the Year.
1 (a) Total number of dwelling houses inspected
for housing defects under Public Health
or Housing Acts) 184
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 485
(2) (a) Number of dwelling houses (included in subhead
(1) above) which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing Consolidated)
Regulations 1925 and 1932 Nil
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose Nil
(3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a
state so dangerous or injurious to health as
to be unfit for human habitation Nil
2 Remedy of Defects During the Year Without
Service of Formal Notices
Number of defective dwelling houses rendered
fit in consequence of informal action by the
Local Authority or their officers 128
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