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 1957 Sections 9 and 10 3
Public Health Act 1936, Section 24 39
" " " 39 7
" " " 45 1
Sutton and Cheam Corporation Act, 1951, Section 42 1
Total 51
SUMMARY OF REMEDIAL WORKS AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS CARRIED OUT
Drainage and Sanitary Fittings
Number of houses and other premises redrained 2
Number of houses and other premises connected to soil and
surface water sewers 1
Repairs and amendments to existing drains (930 feet laid) 49
Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed (involving 988 premises) 341
Sanitary fittings repaired/renewed provided or cleansed 243
Water service pipes/cisterns repaired renewed or cleansed 4
Water, smoke and chemical tests applied 112
W. C. Apartments
W.C. Apartments provided 6
" lighted and/or ventilated 9
" provided with ventilated lobbies 3
" screened 2
" cleansed and/or repaired 13
Separate W.C. accommodation provided for the sexes 1
Structural Repairs or Improvements Carried Out
Number of roofs repaired or renewed 66
" guttering and rainwater pipes provided repaired etc. 74
" damp walls remedied 36
" walls repointed repaired or re-rendered 48
" chimney stacks repaired or rebuilt 22
" yards paved or repaired 16
" floors relald or repaired 38
" windows/cills/sashcords repaired or renewed 178
" doors/thresholds provided or repaired 38
" staircases/handrails provided or repaired 5
" ranges/stoves/coppers renewed or repaired 16
" food cupboards provided/ventilated
Cleansing
Number of rooms/passages/larders cleansed and/or repaired 95
" trade premises cleansed 37
" verminous premises disinfested for bugs/fleas 19
" premises sprayed for cockroaches/crlckets/wood
beetles etc. 23
" premises disinfected after various diseases 99
" School Canteens/Kitchens sprayed for flies and ants 11
" Hospital kitchens sprayed 7
10