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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SUMMARY OF REMEDIAL WORKS AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS CARRIED OUT
Drainage and Sanitary Fittings: | |
Number of houses and other premises redrained | 1 |
Number of houses and other premises connected to soil and/or surface water sewers | 2 |
Repairs and amendments to existing drains (628 feet laid) | 31 |
Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed (involving 920 premises) | 356 |
Sanitary fittings repaired/renewed/provided or cleansed | 253 |
Water service pipes/clsterns/repaired renewed or cleansed | 15 |
Water, smoke and chemical tests applied | 66 |
W.C. Apartments; | |
W.C. Apartments provided | 8 |
" lighted and/or ventilated | 18 |
" provided with ventilated lobbies | 1 |
" screened | 3 |
" cleansed and/or repaired | 28 |
Separate W.C. accommodation provided for the sexes | - |
Structural Repairs or Improvements Carried Out: | |
Number of roofs repaired or renewed | 69 |
" guttering and rainwater pipes provided repaired etc. | 79 |
" damp walls remedied | 32 |
" walls repointed repaired or re-rendered | 132 |
" chimney stacks repaired or rebuilt | 29 |
" yards paved or repaired | 9 |
" floors relaid or repaired | 65 |
" windows/cills/sashcords repaired or renewed | 312 |
" doors/thresholds provided or repaired | 72 |
" staircases/handrails provided or repaired | 9 |
" ranges/stoves/coppers renewed or repaired | 22 |
" food cupboards provided/ventilated | - |
Cleansing: | |
Number of rooms/passages/larders cleansed and/or repaired | 431 |
" trade premises cleansed | 1 |
" verminous premises disinfested for bugs/fleas | 15 |
" premises sprayed for cockroaches/crickets/wood beetles etc. | 7 |
" premises disinfected after various diseases | 159 |
" School Canteens/Kitchens sprayed for flies and ants | 12 |
" Hospital kitchens sprayed | 8 |
Various: | |
Number of dustbins provided | 37 |
" accumulations of refuse removed | 8 |
" wasp nests destroyed | 293 |
" miscellaneous items | 261 |