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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

Feltham 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]

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Table: Summary of Sanitary Work and Improvements

Summary of Sanitary Work and Improvements

General Inspection during the year 1938
Premises inspected on complaint259
Premises inspected re infectious disease145
House to house inspections180
Other inspections3777
Re-inspections after order or notice1128
Inspected re overcrowding and for taking measurements885
Total inspections and re-inspections6374
Notices Issued
Cautionary or intimation notices259
Statutory notices served83
Letters written1105
Repairs to Premises
Roofs repaired31
Chimney stacks repaired31
Walls damp-proofed65
Gutters and downpipes repaired or renewed39
Doors and floors repaired or renewed59
Firegrates and cooking ranges repaired or renewed47
Sashlines renewed182
Walls and ceilings cleansed or repaired493
New sinks fixed36
Water supplies repaired or provided6
Staircases repaired41
Coppers repaired19
W.C.'s repaired or improved48
W.C.'s rebuilt3
Yards repaired or paved38
Drains repaired or renewed48
Drains tested and re-tested722
Cesspools abolished33
Ditches cleansed3
Privies and paid closets abolished38
Animals removed3
Dustbins provided59
Ponds and water courses sprayed4
Offensive deposits removed7
Bakehouses
Number in District9
Number of inspections18
Frequency of limewashingHalf-yearly
Contraventions of Factory Act1