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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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| Food Premises | Dwellings and Elsewhere | |
|---|---|---|
| Rooms or contents cleansed | 142 | 54 |
| Sanitary accommodation cleansed | 18 | 31 |
| Walls or ceilings repaired | 18 | 215 |
| Floors repaired or improved | 17 | 53 |
| Windows, doors or woodwork repaired | 4 | 314 |
| Stoves, grates etc. repaired | — | 17 |
| Ventilation improved | 8 | 3 |
| Lighting improved | 3 | — |
| Food Stores provided or improved | — | 23 |
| Sanitary accommodation repaired or improved | 25 | 94 |
| Washing facilities provided or improved ... | 59 | 27 |
| Water Supply or Services improved or repaired | 12 | 14 |
| Dampness remedied | — | 185 |
| Damp-proof courses provided | — | 5 |
| Roofs repaired or renewed | 1 | 46 |
| Guttering and rain water pipes repaired or | ||
| renewed | 2 | 68 |
| Paving repaired or renewed | 1 | 17 |
| Chimney stacks, sills, thresholds, brickwork | ||
| etc. repaired or renewed | — | 119 |
| Drainage repaired or renewed | 2 | 24 |
| Drains cleansed | 13 | 430 |
| Dustbins provided or renewed | 9 | 7 |
| Nuisances from accumulations abated | 40 | 22 |
| Nuisances from keeping of animals abated | 1 | 2 |
| Nuisances from smoke, dust or odours abated | 2 | 5 |
| Nuisances from noise abated | — | 4 |
| Defective equipment replaced | 45 | 2 |
| Handling or display of foodstuffs improved | 51 | 2 |
House Purchase and Housing Act, 1959—
Standard Improvement Grants
This Act which came into operation in 1959 provides
for the payment of grants of half the cost of providing
standard amenities, subject to prescribed maxima, depending
upon the amenities already existing.
The standard amenities are (a) a fixed bath or shower
in a bathroom; (b) a wash-hand basin; (c) a hot water
supply; (d) a water closet in or contiguous to the dwelling;
and (e) satisfactory facilities for storing food. During the
year 41 applications were received and 38 were approved.
The majority of the applications were from owner/occupiers.
It is difficult to understand why more owner/occupiers
and landlords of older property do not avail themselves of
the opportunity to improve it at a reduced cost. Even at
this stage the existence of such a scheme is not sufficiently
known, and more direct publicity may be of assistance.
A few people it is thought are deterred by the need for
building byelaw and/or planning applications and the preparation
of plans etc.