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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
Heston and Isleworth 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| Number of new sinks provided | 81 |
| Number of sinks repaired or improved | 18 |
| Drains: | |
| Number examined, exposed, etc. | 3 |
| Number unstopped, repaired, trapped, etc. | 109 |
| Number of waste pipes provided, disconnected, repaired trapped or unstopped | 57 |
| Number of ventilating shafts fixed, repaired or improved | 19 |
| Number of fresh air inlets provided, repaired or improved | 10 |
| Number of gully traps inserted or improved | 144 |
| Number of inspection chambers inserted | 7 |
| Number of disconnecting chambers improved, sealed or cleansed | 1 |
| Number of inspection chambers repaired, improved, sealed or cleansed | 11 |
| Number of drains constructed or reconstructed | 3 |
| Total length of drain pipes laid (4in.-382ft.) (6in.-lft.) | 383ft. |
| Number of tests and re-tests applied | 37 |
| Number of other works executed | 2 |
| Approximate percentage of houses draining into Council's sewer | 99 |
| Cesspools: | |
| Number rendered impervious, emptied, cleansed, etc. | 5 |
| Removal of Household Refuse: | |
| Number of new ashbins provided | 150 |
| Number of ashbins repaired | 6 |
| Dampness: | |
| Number of roofs stripped, renewed or repaired | 286 |
| Number of gutters and rain water pipes provided, repaired or unstopped | 272 |
| Number of instances in which external brickwork, sills, etc., repaired, renewed or rendered impervious | 418 |
| Number of damp-proof courses provided | 132 |
| Number of yards paved, repaired or drained | 191 |
| Interior Work: | |
| Number of rooms stripped and cleansed (other than in connection with infectious disease) | 210 |
| Number of floors, walls and ceilings repaired or renewed | 1562 |
| Number of rooms in which ventilation provided or improved | 29 |
| Number of rooms in which lighting provided or improved | 51 |
| Number of window frames and sashes provided, repaired or unfixed | 1151 |
| Number of stoves or grates provided or repaired | 389 |
| Number of instances in which ventilation under floors provided or improved | 121 |
| Number of other repairs | 427 |
| Sundry Nuisances, etc.: | |
| Number of instances in which domestic cleansing enforced | 10 |
| Number of foodstores provided, cleansed or improved | 27 |
| Number of washing coppers provided or repaired | 139 |
| Number of rooms sprayed for the removal of vermin by the Disinfector | 47 |
| Number of instances in which overcrowding abated | 87 |
| Number of instances of improper keeping of animals abated | 12 |
| Number of offensive accumulations removed | 33 |
| Number of urinals provided, repaired, cleansed or improved | 45 |
| Number of dung pits provided, repaired or improved | 3 |
| Number of other nuisances abated | 46 |