Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Removal of Household Refuse:
Number of new ashbins provided 104
Dampness:
Number of roofs stripped, renewed or repaired 159
Number of gutters and rain water pipes provided, repaired
or unstopped 104
Number of instances in which external brickwork, sills,
etc. repaired, renewed or rendered impervious 159
Number of damp-proof courses provided 14
Number of sites covered wi„h impervious materials 5
Number of yards paved, repaired or drained 86
Interior Work:
Number of rooms stripped and cleansed (other than in
connection with infectious disease) 266
Number of floors, walls and ceilings repaired or renewed 340
Number of rooms in which ventilation provided or improved 23
Number of rooms in which lighting provided or improved 6
Number of window frames and sashes provided, repaired
or unfixed 281
Number of stoves or grates provided or repaired 78
Number of instances in which ventilation under floors
provided or improved 41
Number of other repairs 17
Sundry Nuisances, etc.:
Number of instances in which domestic cleansing enforced 7
Number of food stores provided, cleansed or improved 4
Number of washing coppers provided or repaired 76
Number of rooms sprayed for the removal of vermin by
the disinfector 66
Number of instances in which overcrowding abate 1 3
Number of instances of improper keeping of animals
abated 29
Number of offensive accumulations removed 17
Number of urinals provided, repaired, cleansed or improved
Number of dung pits provided, repaired or improved
Number of other nuisances abated 15