[Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Gillingham (Kent) Borough.
- Gillingham (Kent, England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1927
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Gillingham (Kent) Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![PREMISES, Etc., VISITED DURING, 1927. No. of visits. Milk Shops and Dail ies and Retailers of bottled sterilised milk 436 Cowsheds ... ... ... ... ... 6] Bakehouses ... , ... ... ... ... Slaughter houses ... ... ... ... 440{ Factories 123 Workshops ... ... ... ... ... 107 Outworkers under Factory Acts ... ... ... 160 Animals kept so as to be a nuisance ... ... ... 16 Re Notified Infectious Diseases ... ... ... 238 Houses (filthy or verminous) ... ... ... |5 Refreshment Houses or premises where food is prepared ... 472 School Lavatories 271 Visits under Shops Act ... ... ... ... 749 Public Lavatories ... ... ... ... 964 Contacts re Plague ... ... ... ... Nil. Contacts re Small Pox ... ... ... ... 2 Contacts re Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis ... ... Nil. Houses fumigated ... ... ... ... 107 Drains tested ... ... ... ... ... |17 Houses inspected ... ... ... ... 425 NUISANCES. During the year 340 complaints were received and investigated. Drainage. Drains repaired ... ... ... ... 159 Subsidiary drains cleared by Health Depaitment ... 1393 Drains cleared by owners ... ... ... 187 Subsidiary drains or sewers cleared and repaired by Works Department ... ... ... ... 6 Inspection chambers repaired by owners ... ... 7 Inspection chambers repaired by Works Department ... 4 Inspection cliamber covers and frames fitted by Works Department 12 Vent shafts repaired by Works Department ... ... 8 Dampness. Roofs repaired and made watertight ... ... 217 Eves guttering and down water pipes provided or repaired 1% External wall protected from dampness ... ... 156 Damp proof course inserted under walls ... ... 3 Ventilation provided under floors ... ... ... 14 Eorecourts paved with cement concrete ... ... 24 General. Disused cesspools filled in ... ... ... 7 Accumulation of refuse in yard removed ... ... 26 Cellar walls cleansed and concrete laid to floor ... ... 11 Cooking ranges and coppers repaired ... ... 95 Dangerous cellar flaps repaired ... ... ... 5](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29255363_0052.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
