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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
Yiewsley and West Drayton 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Yiewsley]
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DEFECTS REMEDIED AND IMPROVEMENTS MADE
Dwelling Houses:
Roofs : Repaired or renewed 23
External walls : pointed or rendered 12
External walls : brickwork rebuilt 3
Chimney Stacks : repaired or rebuilt 5
Gutters cleared, repaired or renewed 14
Wallplaster : repaired or renewed 11
Damp walls : rendered damp proof 17
Ceilings : repaired or renewed 14
Floors : repaired or renewed 7
Windows : repaired or renewed 75
Sashcords : renewed 9
Handrails provided 5
Doors : repaired or renewed 27
Walls : cleansed or redecorated 22
Woodwork : repaired, repainted or renewed 4
Yard, Passages : repaired 7
Firegrates : repaired or renewed 2
Sinks : new, provided 3
Sinks : Wastepipes, repaired, renewed or trapped 7
External painting 18
Gypsy Vans removed 115
Overcrowding abated 1
Miscellaneous defects remedied 18
Rainwater pipes 5
Drainage:
Choked drains cleared 321
New drains provided 4
New gullies inserted 7
Other defects remedied 2
Water Closets:
Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed 2
New closets provided 24
Miscellaneous:
Offensive accummulations removed 10
Verminous rooms disinfected 8
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