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 Surbiton]
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Rooms ventilated 9
Internal Walls and Ceilings repaired 138
Rooms cleansed 262
External and internal painting 118
Handrails provided 8
Overcrowding abated 9
Animals removed 1
Accumulations removed 6
Miscellaneous 83
Cesspools abolished 13
Pail closets abolished 24
HOUSING.
Number of new houses erected during the
year:—
(a) Total (including numbers given separately
under (6) 1204
(i) By the Local Authority Nil
(ii) By other Local Authorities Nil
(iii) By other bodies or persons 1204
There were no houses erected with State
assistance by the Local Authority or any other
bodies or persons for the purpose of Part II or Part
III of the Act of 1925.
1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the
year:—
(1) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or Housing
Acts) 954
Number of inspections made 954
(2) Number of dwelling houses (included under subheading
(1) above) which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 217