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Sutton and Cheam 1959

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

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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
Repairs and amendments to existing drains (644 feet laid) 40
Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed (involving 943 premises) 338
Sanitary fittings repaired/renewed provided or cleansed 238
Water service pipes/cisterns/repaired renewed or cleansed 11
Water, smoke and chemical tests applied 101
W. C- Apartments:
W.C. Apartments provided 11
" lighted and/or ventilated 11
" provided with ventilated lobbies 3
" screened
" cleansed and/or repaired 24
Separate W. C. accommodation provided for the sexes
Structural Repairs or Improvements Carried Out:
Number of roofs repaired or renewed 63
" guttering and rainwater pipes provided repaired etc. 52
" damp walls remedied 31
" walls repointed repaired or re-rendered 37
" chimney stacks repaired or rebuilt 5
" yards paved or repaired 9
" floors relaid or repaired 43
" windows/cills/sashcords repaired or renewed 110
" doors/thresholds provided or repaired 20
" staircases/handrails provided or repaired 5
" ranges/stoves/coppers renewed or repaired 14
" food cupboards provided/ventilated
CI ean sing:
Number of rooms/passages/larders cleansed and/or repaired 119
" trade premises cleansed 60
" verminous premises disinfested for bugs/fleas 28
" premises sprayed for cockroaches/crickets/wood beetles etc. 4
" premises disinfected after various diseases 276
" School Canteens/Kitchens sprayed for flies and ants 14
" Hospital kitchens sprayed 9
Various:
Number of dustbins provided 35
" accumulations of refuse removed
" wasp nests destroyed 465
" miscellaneous items 119
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