London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Sutton and Cheam 1961
[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 | 10 |
| Number of houses and other premises connected to soil and/or surface water sewers | |
| Repairs and amendments to existing drains (968 feet laid) | 53 |
| Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed (involving 998 premises) | 375 |
| Sanitary fittings repaired/renewed/provided or cleansed | 252 |
| Water service pipes/cisterns/repaired renewed or cleansed | 4 |
| Water, smoke and chemical tests applied | 120 |
| W.C- Apartments: | |
| W.C. Apartments provided | 5 |
| " lighted and/or ventilated | 14 |
| " provided with ventilated lobbies | 2 |
| " screened | - |
| " cleansed and/or repaired | 23 |
| Separate W.C- accommodation provided for the sexes | - |
| Structural Repairs or Improvements carried out: | |
| Number of roofs repaired or.renewed | 43 |
| " guttering and rainwater pipes provided, repaired etc. | 37 |
| " damp walls remedied | 21 |
| " walls repointed, repaired, or re-rendered | 42 |
| " chimney stacks repaired or rebuilt | 15 |
| " yards paved or repaired | 5 |
| " floors relaid or repaired | 30 |
| " windows oil Is/sas he ords repaired or renewed | 127 |
| " doors/thresholds provided or repaired | 34 |
| " staircases/handrails provided or repaired | 5 |
| " ranges/stoves/coppens renewed or repaired | 15 |
| " food cupboards provided/ventilated | - |
| Clean sing: | |
| Number of rooms/passages/lijrderss cleansed and/or repaired | 120 |
| " trade premises cleansed | 6 |
| " verminous premises diainfested for bugs/fleas | 22 |
| " premises sprayed for cockroaches/crickets/wood beetles etc | 20 |
| " premises disinfected after various diseases | 55 |
| " School Canteens/Kitchens sprayed for flies and ants | 19 |
| " Hospital kitchens sprayed. . | 10 |
| Various: | |
| Number of dustbins provided | 36 |
| " accumulations of refuse removed | 7 |
| " wasp nests destroyed | 155 |
| " miscellaneous items | 130 |