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Sutton and Cheam 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]

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Summary of Remedial Works and Sanitary Improvements carried out
Drainage and Sanitary Fittings
Number of houses and other premises redralned 23
Number of houses and other premises connected
to soil and surface water sewers 1
Repairs and amendments to existing drains . 129
Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed 302
Sanitary fittings repaired/renewed/provided or cleansed 734
Water service pipes/cisterns/repaired. renewed or cleansed 13
Water, smoke and chemical tests applied 468
W. C. Apartments:-
W. C. Apartments provided 11
„ lighted and/or ventilated 22
„ provided with ventilated lobbies 7
„ cleansed 72
Separate W.C. accommodation provided for the sexes 2
Structural Repairs or Improvements carried outs:-
Number of roofs repaired or renewed 202
„ guttering and rainwater pipes provided repaired etc., 154
„ damp walls remedied 89
„ brick walls repointed, repaired or re-rendered 100
„ Chimney stacks repaired or rebuilt , 31
„ yards paved or repaired 18
„ sites of houses concreted 4
„ floors relaid or repaired 149
„ windows/sills/sashcords repaired or renewed 349
" doors/thresholds provided or repaired 62
" staircases/handrails provided or repaired 23
" ranges/stoves/coppers renewed or repaired 66
" Miscellaneous Items 28
CIeansing:-
Number of rooms/passages/larders cleansed and/or repaired 518
" trade premises cleansed 46
" verminous houses dlslnfested for bugs/ fleas 57
" premises sprayed for cockroaches/crickets/wood
beetles etc. 53
" premises disinfected after various diseases 319
Var i ouss-
Number of offal bins provided 3
" dustbins provided 157
" accumulations of refuse and manure removed 42
" premises cleared of rats and mice 434
11 offensive ponds and ditches cleared 1
" wasp nests destroyed 34
" miscellaneous Items 185
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