London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Surbiton 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

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Water Closets,etc.
Additional provided 9
Cleansed and repaired 98
Now pans fixed 17
Lighted,ventilated or screened 41
Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed 26
Sinks, Baths, etc.
Now fixed 16
Waste Pipes, etc.
Repaired 15
New provided 19
Disconnected or trapped 9
Water Supply.
Water re-instated 6
Service pipes and cisterns repaired, etc. 10
Paving
Yards newly paved 1
Yard paving repaired 3
Dust Receptacles.
New dustbins provided 55
Dampness
Roofs repaired 83
Gutters and rainwater pipes repaired or renewed 79
Damp proof courses inserted 14
Ventilation under floors 7
External walls pointed or rendered 23
Walls treated with damp resisting material 26
Sites of houses concreted 2
General
Rooms ventilated 8
Windows repaired or renewed 255
Doors repaired or renewed 41
Floors repaired or renewed 65
Stoves and coppers repaired or renewed 38
Internal walls and ceilings repaired 295
Rooms cleansed 271
Handrails provided or repaired 19
Staircases repaired 2
Chimney stacks and pots repaired or renewed 16
External painting 6
Underpinning 2
Accumulations removed or covered 12
Statutory entries made in rent books 68
Nuisances from animals abated 6
Overcrowding abated 6
Ditch cleansed 2
Pump provided for emptying cesspool 1
Means of escape in case of fire put in order (factories) 4
Sale of food discontinued in secondhand clothing shop 1
Adequate washing facilities provided in food premises 10
Food premises cleansed 48
Miscellaneous 45
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