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Sutton and Cheam 1956

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

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Number of informal notices served 1,116
STATUTORY NOTICES WERE SERVED AS UNDER:
Housing Act 1936 Sections 9 and 10
(as amended by the Housing Act 1949) 3
Public Health Act 1936, Section 24 18
„ " "39 1
" „ " 75 2
" " "92 2
Total 26
SUMMARY OF REMEDIAL WORKS AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS CARRIED OUT
Drainage and Sanitary Fittings
Number of houses and other premises redrained 11
Number of houses and other premises connected to soil and
surface water sewers -
Repairs and amendments to existing drains 101
Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed (involving 1248 premises) 403
Sanitary fittings repaired/renewed provided or cleansed 337
Water service pipes/cisterns/repaired renewed or cleansed 22
Water, smoke and chemical tests applied 186
W.C. Apartments
W. C. Apartments provided 14
" ligated and/or ventilated 1
" provided with ventilated lobbies 9
" cleansed 18
Seperate W. C. accomodation provided for the sexes 2
Structural Repairs or Improvements Carried Out
Number of roofs repaired or renewed 59
" guttering and rainwater pipes provided repaired etc. 79
" damp walls remedied 23
" Brick walls repolnted repaired or re-rendered 51
" chimney stacks repaired or rebuilt 27
" yards paved or repaired 15
" floors relald or repaired 15
„ windows/cills/sashcords repaired or renewed 163
" doors/thresholds provided or repaired 28
" staircases/handrails provided or repaired 6
" ranges/stoves/coppers renewed or repaired 27
" Food cupboards provided/ventilated 2
Cleansing
Number of rooms/passages/larders cleansed and/or repaired 83
„ trade premises cleansed 9
" vennlnous premises dlsinfested for bugs/fleas 11
" premises sprayed for cockroaches/crickets/wood
beetles etc. 18
" premises disinfected after various diseases 123
" School Canteens/Kitchens sprayed for files and ants 10
" Hospital kitchens sprayed 9
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