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Surbiton 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

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Genera I.
Windows provided, repaired or renewed 44
Windows made to open 3
Doors repaired or renewed 12
Floors repaired or renewed 22
Stoves or coppers repaired or renewed 16
Rooms ventilated 1
Internal walls and ceilings repaired 44
External walls re-built 2
New staircase provided . 1
Anti-flooding interceptors installed 4
Chimney stacks and pots repaired or renewed 10
Rooms cleansed 66
Animals removed v 4
Accumulations removed 4
Houses disinfested to destroy bugs 20
Bakehouses cleansed 2
Miscellaneous 1
Dilapidated outbuildings demolished 1
Fleas eradicated 1
Means of escape from factories in case of fire
put in order 11
MAINTENANCE OF COUNCIL HOUSES.
Works effected during; the year.
Drains repaired, cleansed, etc. 27
W.C.'s cleansed or repaired 10
New W.C. pans fixed 6
Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed 104
Waste pipes repaired or renewed 31
Taps repaired or renewed 120
Hot and cold water pipes and cisterns repaired 200
Yard paving repaired 1
New dustbins provided 7
Roofs repaired 117
Eaves gutters and rain water:pipes repaired or renewed 21
Window sills repaired 4
Windows repaired or renewed 109
Floors repaired or renewed 7
Doors repaired or renewed 87
Stoves, coppers and ranges repaired or renewed 74
Flues or chimneys repaired 7
Internal walls and ceilings repaired 18
Rooms decorated 280
Handrails repaired 2
Gates and fences repaired or renewed 26
Draining boards supplied and fitted 1
Draining boards repaired 12
Disinfestations 10
Miscellaneous 24
HOUSING.
Number of new houses erected during the year -Nil
1. Inspection of dwelling houses during the year
(excluding Council Houses)
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling houses inspected
for, housing defects (under public .Health
or Housing Acts) 241
(b) Number of inspections made for the
purpose. 241
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