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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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DETAILS OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS ETC EFFECTED
DURING THE YEAR(Cont.) .
General
Windows repaired or renewed 115
Doors repaired or renewed 15
Floors repaired or renewed 41
Stoves and coppers repaired or renewed 16
Internal walls and ceilings repaired 96
Rooms cleansed 61
Rooms ventilated 14
Staircases repaired or provided with handrails 4
Chimney stacks and pots repaired or renewed 10
External painting 5
Statutory entries made in rent books 15
Overcrowding abated 3
Accumulation removed or covered 9
Nuisances from animals abated 1
Shops Act infringements corrected 7
Heating Appliances (Fireguards)
Act infringements corrected 2
Miscellaneous 56
See further details under headings "Food Premises",
"Factories", etc.
HOUSING REPAIRS & RENTS ACT,
Detailed "below are particulars of Certificates of Disrepair and Revocation Certificates granted (a) during the year and ("b) since the commencement of the.Act(lst August, 1954)
| Particulars: | During 1956 | Since 1st August 1954. |
|---|---|---|
| No. of applications for Certificates of Disrepair | 1 (withdrawn) | 52 (3 withdrawn) |
| No. granted | - | 45 |
| No. refused | - | - |
| No. of applications for Revocation Certificates | 8 | 38 |
| No. granted | 9 (including one from previous year). | 37 (one carried forward to 1956). |
| No. refused | - | - |
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