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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Yiewsley]
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DEFECTS REMEDIED AND IMPROVEMENTS MADE
Dwelling Houses:
Roofs: repaired or renewed 17
External walls: pointed or rendered 9
External walls: brickwork rebuilt 5
Chimney stacks: repaired or rebuilt 6
Gutters cleared, repaired or renewed 11
Wallplaster: repaired or renewed 17
Damp walls: rendered damp proof 9
Ceilings: repaired or renewed 10
Floors: repaired or renewed 8
Windows: repaired or renewed 29
Sashcords: renewed 7
Handrails provided 3
Doors: repaired or renewed 13
Walls: cleansed or redecorated 5
Woodwork: repaired, repainted or renewed 7
Yard, Passages: repaired 5
Firegrates: repaired or renewed 4
Sinks: new, provided 2
Sinks: wastepipes, repaired, renewed or trapped 9
External painting 3
Gypsy vans removed 79
Overcrowding abated 12
Miscellaneous defects remedied 21
Rainwater pipes 3
Drainage:
Choked drains cleared 299
New drains provided 5
New gullies inserted 3
Other defects remedied 3
Water Closets:
Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed 5
New Closets provided 3
Miscellaneous:
Offensive accumulations removed 7
Verminous rooms disinfected 7
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