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 1936/1957 Sections 9 and 10 5
Public Health Act 1936, Section 24 70
" " " 39 4
" " " 45 2
" " " 75 3
Sutton and Cheam Corporation Act, 1951, Section 39 4
Sutton and Cheam Corporation Act, 1951, Section 42 1
Total 89
SUMMARY OF REMEDIAL WORKS AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS CARRIED OUT
Drainage and Sanitary Fittings
Number of houses and other premises redrained 8
" " " connected to soil and
surface water sewers 2
Repairs and amendments to existing drains (1,359 feet laid) 59
Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed (involving 929 premises) 312
Sanitary fittings repaired/renewed provided or cleansed 396
Water service pipes/cisterns/repaired renewed or cleansed 11
Water, smoke and chemical tests applied 161
W.C. Apartments
W.C. Apartments provided 8
" lighted and/or ventilated 15
" provided with ventilated lobbies 5
" screened 1
" cleansed 32
Separate W,C. accommodation provided for the sexes 1
Structural Repairs or Improvements Carried Out
Number of roofs repaired or renewed 56
" guttering and rainwater pipes provided repaired etc. 47
" damp walls remedied 23
" brick walls repointed repaired or re-rendered 25
" chimney stacks repaired or rebuilt 23
" yards paved or repaired 10
" floors relaid or repaired 33
" windows/cills/sashcords repaired or renewed 127
" doors/thresholds provided or repaired 13
" staircases/handrails provided or repaired 8
" ranges/stoves/coppers renewed or repaired 20
" food cupboards provided/ventilated
Cleansing
Number of rooms/passages/larders cleansed and/or repaired 82
" trade premises cleansed 61
" verminous premises disinfested for bugs/fleas 13
" premises sprayed for cockroaches/crickets/wood
beetles etc. 34
" School Canteens/Kitchens sprayed for files and ants 10
" premises disinfected after various diseases 98
" Hospital kitchens sprayed 10
11