[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Dorking U.D.C.
- Dorking (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1955
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Dorking U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![DEFECTS FOUND MD REl/EEDIED, NUISANCES ABATED ETC- The inspection of dwelling housess etc,j and consequent action resulted in the following conditions being found and remedied. Found Remedied Drainage - Cesspools - defective - 1 Curbing around gullies defective - 1 Drains - defective 18 17 Drains - require relaying 1 - Gullies - defective h - Septic Tanks require overhauling •'] 1 inspection Chambers - Defective 1 - Frames and covers -defective 4 1 Pipes - Rainwater pipes - defective 16 16 Rainwater pipes ~ new required 3 1 Soil/vent, pipes - defective 2 2 Soil/vent, pipes - new required - 1 Y/aste-pines - defective 1 2 Sinks - New required 1 1 Water Closets - Chamber (wallss roof etc,) defective 5 2 Flushing cistern - defective 5 4 Flushing cistern - new required 1 1 Pans - defective or dirty 2 4 Pans - new required 3 2 Seats - defective (or renewal) 5 2 Water Supply - Cisterns 2 1 Inadequate supply - 3 Supply pipes 2 - Yards and Passages - Defective paving 1 2 Require paving and / or drainage 1 - General Defects - Chimney stacks defective 1 2 1 2 Chimney pots defective 1 - Room.s requiring decoration 3 3 Defective doors 3 1 door frames 1 1 door thresholds 2 2 '' dustbins 30 31 ” eavesgutters 30 41 ” fireplaces and hearths 6 9 ” floors 14 1 2 Floors - sub-floor ventilation required 1 1 Handrail to stairs defective 1 - Kitchen ranges and ovens defective 5 3 Internal walls - plastering required 13 10 Ceilings require plastering 6 4 Roofs - defective 21 28 noofs - require stripping and re-roofing 9 3 Defective reveals (doors and windows) 2 r\ ” stair treads and risers 1 2 Walls - damp 4 21 vValls - brickworlc defective 4 4 V/alls - external rendering defective 3 6 Defective washboilers (coppers) 1 1 Wind-ows - defective 2 - Window frame s defective 2 6 Y/indow cills defective 5 5 Window sashcords defective 7 14 vYindcw glazing putty defective 5 3 ether Nuisances 3 1 (52)](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29165003_0065.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
