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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
Feltham 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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Inspections.
The total number of inspections made in regard to each
section of work is recorded in the appended table, together
with a summary of the sanitary improvements carried out:—
House to House Inspections 5
Special Inspections 2364
Re-Inspections after Order or Notice 1580
Visits to Works in progress 1251
Visits to Factories and Workshops (including
Bakehouses) 397
Visits to Slaughterhouses 224
Visits to Cowsheds, Dairies, and Milkshops 74
Visits to Ice Cream Premises 47
Visits to Food Shops 329
Visits re Infectious Disease 1077
Miscellaneous 313
Total number of inspections and re-inspections 7661
Summary of Sanitary Improvements carried out.
Drainage.
Number of old drains examined, tested, exposed,
etc. 102
Number of Houses and Premises re-drained 62
Repairs or Amendments to existing Drains 23
Drains or Gullies unstopped and cleansed 22
Length in yards of Stoneware Drains laid 1622
Length in yards of Heavy Cast-iron Drains laid 119
Manholes provided 70
Manholes altered and repaired 17
Intercepting traps fixed 30
New Fresh Air Inlets provided 9
New Gully Traps fixed 162
New Soil Pipes and Ventilating Shafts fixed 44
Soil Pipes and Ventilating Shafts repaired 4
Water Tests applied 262
Smoke Tests applied 104
Air Tests applied 39