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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
Beddington and Wallington 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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NOTICES
| Number of informal notices served (including verbal intimations) | 276 | |
| Number of statutory notices served | ||
| Public Health Act, 1936, Section 93 (Nuisances) 11 | ||
| Public Health Act, 1936, Section 75 (Dustbins) 2 | ||
| Public Health Act, 1936, Section 39 (Drains) 1 | ||
| Public Health Act, 1936, Section 45 (Closets) 1 | ||
| 15 | ||
| SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS | ||
| Water Supply | ||
| Water pipes and fittings repaired or renewed | 12 | |
| Drains | ||
| Drains re-laid or repaired | 28 | |
| Drains unstopped and cleansed | 58 | |
| Intercepting traps provided with rod-eye stoppers | 9 | |
| Manholes provided or repaired | 17 | |
| Soil or ventilation pipes repaired or renewed | 4 | |
| Gully kerbs and channels repaired | 4 | |
| New soakaways constructed | 2 | |
| Closets | ||
| Provided | 3 | |
| Buildings repaired | 2 | |
| New pans fixed to water closets | 6 | |
| Water supply re-instated | 1 | |
| Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed | 4 | |
| Flush pipes and pan joints repaired or renewed | 4 | |
| Seats repaired or renewed | 4 | |
| Urinals cleansed | 4 | |
| Sinks | ||
| Waste pipes repaired or renewed | 3 | |
| Yards | ||
| Yards newly paved or repaired | 2 | |
| Dust Receptacles | ||
| New dustbins provided | 12 | |
| Dampness | ||
| Roofs repaired | 31 | |
| Rainwater gutters repaired or renewed | 21 | |
| Rainwater downspouts repaired or renewed | 11 | |
| Damp-proof courses provided | 1 | |
| Windows, sills and doors made weatherproof | 2 | |
| External walls repaired, repointed or rendered | 10 | |
| Ventilation provided under floors | 1 | |