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

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Heston and Isleworth 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]

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(a) by owners or occupiers 15
(b) by local authority 18
Number of articles disinfected or destroyed 2454
Removal of Household Refuse:
Number of new ashbins provided 204
Number of ashbins repaired 2
Number of ashpits repaired or improved 2
Dampness:
Number of roofs stripped, renewed or repaired 245
Number of gutters and rain water pipes provided,
repaired or unstopped 329
Number of instances in which external brickwork, sills, etc.
repaired, renewed or rendered impervious 533
Number of damp-proof courses provided 69
Number of yards paved, repaired or drained 143
Interior Work:
Number of rooms stripped, and cleansed (other than in
connection with infectious diseases) 574
Number of floors, walls and ceilings repaired or renewed 690
Number of rooms in which ventilation provided or improved 57
Number of rooms in which lighting provided or improved
Number of window frames and sashes provided, repaired
or unfixed 491
Number of stoves or grates provided or repaired 134
Number of instances in which ventilation under floors
provided or improved 81
Number of other repairs 134
Sundry Nuisances etc. :
Number of instances in which domestic cleansing enforced 4
Number of food stores provided, cleansed or improved 4
Number of washing coppers provided or repaired 127
Number of rooms sprayed for the removal of vermin by
the disinfector 121
Number of instances in which overcrowding abated 17
Number of instances of improper keeping of animals abated 41
Number of offensive accumulations removed 9