London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Surbiton 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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Sinks, Baths, etc.
| New fixed | 12 |
| Waste Pipes, etc. | |
| Repaired | 12 |
| New provided | 7 |
| Disconnected or trapped | 7 |
| Water Supply | |
| Water re-instated | 3 |
| Service pipes and cisterns repaired etc. | 17 |
| Paving. | |
| Yard paving repaired or relaid | 17 |
| Dust Receptacles. | |
| New dustbins provided | 28 |
| Dampness. | |
| Roofs repaired | 81| |
| Gutters and rainwater pipes repaired or renewed | 67 |
| Damp courses inserted | 19 |
| Ventilation provided under floors | 19 |
| External walls pointed or rendered | 37 |
| Walls treated with damp resisting material | 101 |
| Open area provided | 1 |
| Site concrete provided | 2 |
| General | |
| Windows repaired or renewed | 263 |
| Doors repaired or renewed | 29 |
| Floors repaired or renewed | 86 |
| Stoves and coppers repaired or renewed | 51 |
| Internal walls and ceilings repaired | 195 |
| Rooms cleansed | 202 |
| Rooms ventilated | 5 |
| Staircases repaired or provided with handrails | 13 |
| Chimney stacks and pots repaired or renewed | 39 |
| Flue repaired | 1 |
| Underpinning | 1 |
| Food stores provided | 2 |
| External painting | 7 |
| Statutory entries made in rent books | 45 |
| Accumulations removed or covered | 12 |
| Nuisances from animals abated | 3 |
| Merchandise Marks Acts requirements | 5 |
| Miscellaneous | 51 |
See further details under headings "Pood premises",
"Factories and-Bakehouses'1, etc.
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