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 215
Number of ashbins abolished 1
Dampness:
Number of roofs stripped, renewed or repaired 381
Number of gutters and rain water pipes provided, repaired
or unstopped 340
Number of instances in which external brickwork, sills
etc., repaired, renewed or rendered impervious 314
Number of damp-proof courses provided 57
Number of yards paved, repaired or drained 178
Interior Work :
Number of rooms stripped and cleansed (other than in
connection with infectious disease) 438
Number of floors, walls and ceilings repaired or renewed 959
Number of rooms in which ventilation provided or improved
36
Number of window frames and sashes provided, repaired
or unfixed 796
Number of stoves or grates provided or repaired 170
Number of instances in which ventilation under floors
provided or improved 84
Number of other repairs 79
Sundry Nuisances, etc. :
Number of instances in which domestic cleansing enforced
16
Number of foodstores provided, cleansed or improved 9
Number of washing coppers provided or repaired 149
Number of rooms sprayed for the removal of vermin by
the Disinfector 42
Number of instances in which overcrowding abated 31
Number of instances of improper keeping of animals
abated 36
Number of offensive accumulations removed 33
Number of black smoke emissions abated 4