[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Dartford R.D.C.
- Dartford (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1948
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Dartford R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936. Summary of Defects remedied during 1948. (Joimection to new sewer and cesspools abolished ... ... ... ... 4 JN’ew cesspool drainage and privy pits abolished 4 Cesspools re-built ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Cesspools repaired ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 JSanitary Accommodation; — (i) insufficient ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 ■(ii) Defective ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 52 Drainage:— (i) lie-constructed ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 26 (iij Kepaired ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 31 (lii) Cleansed ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 49 Bathrooms provided ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 IMew Sinks provided ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 Cooking ranges, stoves, coppers and boilers renewed or repaired ... 32 Water waste preventers renewed or repaired ... ... ... ... 33 Waste pipes to sinks, lavatory basins and baths renewed or repaired ... 12 Gutters and rainwater pipes renewed or repaired ... ... ... 37 Defective water supplies remedied ... ... ... ... ... ... 30 Yard paving provided or repaired ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 Eoofs repaired ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 90 Dampness to walls abated ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 58 Floors renewed or repaired (chiefl.y dry rot) ... ... ... ... ... 55 Walls and ceilings repaired and cleansed 261 Defective lighting and ventilation remedied ... ... ... ... 41 New refuse receptacles provided ... ... ... ... ... ... 88 Offensive accumulations removed ... ... ... ... ... ... 22 Defects regarding keeping animals remedied ... ... ... ... 2 Defects remedied regarding Hop Pickers’ Camps ... ... ... ... — Defects remedied regarding tents, vans and sheds ... ... ... 17 Smoke emission abated ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Premises disinfected after infectious disease ... ... ... ... 33 Eradication of Bugs. The following is a sunnnaTY of work carried out during the year by the Sanitary Inspectors in destroying iiests and vermin;— Number of cases dealt with ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 65 Number of Council houses disinfested of bed bug.s ... ... ... 12 Number of private houses disinfested of bed bugs ... ... ... 46 Number of houses treated for wood worm ... ... ... ... ... 3 Number of houses treated for swarms of flies ... ... ... ... 2 Number of houses treated for wasp nests ... ... ... ... ... 2 It is now possible to o-btain Zaldecide containing D.D.T. direct from the manu- facturers; this ])rei)aration has been used with satisfactory results. AValls are stripped of pa])er, skirting boards, mouldings, etc., and all surfaces spi'ayed. Follow up visits are made and instructions given to occupiers of premises with a view of ])reventing re-infestation. Total numlier of defects remedied ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,084 Total numlier of visits made for this purpose ... ... ... ... 4,275](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29150437_0022.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
