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 Sutton and Cheam]
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STATUTORY NOTICES WERE SERVED AS UNDER:
Housing Act 1936 Sections 9 and 10 | 32 |
(as amended by the Housing Act 1949) Public Health Act 1936, Section 24 | 10 |
„ „ „ 39 | 1 |
„ „ „ 45 | 2 |
„ „ „ 75 | 8 |
Total | 53 |
SUMMARY OF REMEDIAL WORKS AND SANITARY
IMPROVEMENTS CARRIED OUT
Drainage and Sanitary Fittings.
Number of houses and other premises redralned 4
Repairs and amendments to existing drains 91
Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed (involving 701 premises) 257
Sanitary fittings repaired/renewed/provided or cleansed 553
Water service pipes/cisterns/repaired, renewed or cleansed 10
Water, smoke and chemical tests applied 296
W.C. Apartments:
W.C. Apartments provided 19
" lighted and/or ventilated 24
" provided with ventilated lobbies 7
" cleansed 49
Separate W.C. accommodation provided for the sexes 4
Structural Repairs or Improvements Carried Out:
Number of roofs repaired or renewed 171
" guttering and rainwater pipes provided
repaired, etc. 98
" damp walls remedied 88
" brick walls repolnted, repaired or re-rendered 61
" chimney stacks repaired or rebuilt 7
" yards paved or repaired 17
" sites of houses concreted 2
" floors relaid or repaired 71
" windows/sills/sashcords repaired or renewed 200
" doors/thresholds provided or repaired 48
" staircases/handrails provided or repaired 6
" ranges/stoves/coppers renewed or repaired 44
" Miscellaneous items 2
Cleansing:
Number of rooms/passages/larders cleansed and/or repaired 220
" trade premises cleansed 58
" verminous rooms dlslnfested for bugs/fleas 16
" premises sprayed for cockroaches/crickets/
wood beetles, etc. 42
" premises disinfected after various diseases 241
" Canteens sprayed for flies and ants 12
Various:
Number of offal bins provided 10
" dustbins provided 61
" accumulations of refuse and manure removed 33
" offensive ponds and ditches cleared 1
" wasp nests destroyed 145
" Miscellaneous items 288
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