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Sutton and Cheam 1955

[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 (as amended by the Housing Act 1949)21
Public Health Act 1936, Section 2412
" " " 393
" " " 453
" " " 759
Sutton and Gheam Corporation Act, Section 421
Ttotal49

SUMMARY OF REMEDIAL WORKS AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS
CARRIED OUT
Drainage and Sanitary Fittings
Number of houses and other premises redralned 15
Number of houses and other premises connected to soil and
surface water sewers 1
Repairs and amendments to existing drains 33
Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed (Involving 824 premises) 298
Sanitary fittings repaired/renewed provided or cleansed 288
Water service plpes/cistems/repalred/renewed or cleansed 4
water, smoke and chemical tests applied 79
Co Apartments
W, C. Apartments provided 14
" llgited and/or ventilated 2
provided with ventilated lobbies 1
" cleansed 35
Separate W. C. accommodation provided for the sexes 1
Structural Repairs or Improvements Carried Out:
Number of roofs repaired or renewed 98
" guttering and rainwater pipes provided/repaired, etc. 50
" damp walls remedied 59
" brick walls repolnted/repalred or re-rendered 48
" chimney stacks repaired or rebuilt 13
" yards paved or repaired 16
" floors relald or repaired 46
" wlndows/cllls/sashcords repaired or renewed 224
" doors/thresholds provided or repaired 37
" staircases/handrails provided or repaired 7
" ranges/stoves/coppers renewed or repaired 35
" Flood cupboards provided/ventilated 5
CIeansing:
Number of rooms/passages/larders cleansed and/or repaired 158
" trade premises cleansed 54
" verminous premises dlsinfested for bugs/fleas 14
" premises sprayed for cockroaches/crickets/wood
beetles etc. 34
" premises disinfected after various diseases 119
" School Canteens/Kitchens sprayed for flies and ants 10
" Hospital kitchens sprayed 7
Various
Number of dustbins provided 40
" accumulations of refuse and manure removed 26
" offensive ponds and ditches cleared 1
" wasp nests destroyed 126
" miscellaneous items 20
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