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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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DETAILS OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS ETC.
EFFECTED DURING THE YEAR
(Cont.)
Sinks, Baths, Etc.
| New fixed | 12 |
| Wastepipes repaired or renewed | 8 |
Water Supply.
| Cisterns, pipes, etc. repaired or renewed | 6 |
| Mains tap provided | 11 |
Dust Receptacles.
| New provided | 8 |
Dampness.
| Roofs repaired | 19 |
| Gutters and rainwater pipes repaired or renewed | 22 |
| External walls pointed or rendered | 2 |
| Walls treated with damp resisting material | 2 |
| Sub-floor ventilation provided | 2 |
General.
| Windows repaired or renewed | 28 |
| Rooms ventilated | 1 |
| Floors repaired or renewed | 6 |
| Doors repaired or renewed | 4 |
| Stairs repaired | 5 |
| Fireplaces repaired or renewed | 3 |
| Wall and ceiling plaster repaired | 7 |
| Rooms cleansed and redecorated | 6 |
| Chimneys repaired | 9 |
| Nuisances from animals abated | 2 |
| Accumulations removed | 8 |
| Rent book infringements | 16 |
| Merchandise Marks Act | 4 |
| Overcrowding abated | 1 |
| Smoke nuisance abated | 3 |
| Infestation cleared | 27 |
| Caravans removed | 29 |
| Shops Act infringements | 8 |
| Miscellaneous | 3 |
NOTES: (i) Further details will be found under
headings "Food Hygiene", "Factories", etc.
(ii) No works carried out as a consequence of
action under the Rent Act and Improvement
Grant Scheme are included above.
IMPROVEMENTS GRANTS.
The Council continued to operate the Discretionary Grant
scheme in cases (a) where new housing accommodation would be
provided by the conversion of an existing building, and (b)
where it was intended to improve the sanitary arrangements and/
or the system of water heating.
These grants are paid solely at the discretion of the local
authority. During the year one application was received and
approved, details being as follows:-
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