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

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Heston and Isleworth 1923

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

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Dampness :
Number of roofs stripped, renewed or repaired 253
Number of gutters and rain water pipes provided,
repaired or unstopped 284
Number of instances in which external brickwork, sills, etc.
repaired, renewed or rendered impervious 328
Number of damp-proof courses provided 37
Number of sites covered with impervious material 6
Number of yards paved, repaired or drained 122
Interior Work :
Number of rooms stripped, and cleansed (other than in
connection with infectious disease) 462
Number of floors, walls and ceilings repaired or renewed 702
Number of rooms in which ventilation provided or improved 30
Number of rooms in which lighting provided or improved 3
Number of window frames and sashes provided, repaired
or unfixed 454
Number of stoves or grates provided or repaired 144
Number of instances in which ventilation under floors
provided or improved 55
Number of other repairs 63
Sundry Nuisances, etc.:
Number of instances in which domestic cleansing enforced 11
Number of food stores provided, cleansed or improved 1
Number of washing coppers provided or repaired 83
Number of rooms sprayed for the removal of vermin by
the disinfector 66
Number of instances in which overcrowding abated 23
Number of instances of improper keeping of animals abated 29
Number of offensive accumulations removed 13
Number of urinals provided, repaired, cleansed or
improved 4
Number of dung pits provided, repaired or improved 1
Number of other nuisances abated 24