[Report 1933] / Medical Officer of Health, Chelmsford Borough.

  • Chelmsford (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1933
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Credit: [Report 1933] / Medical Officer of Health, Chelmsford Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Dwelling Houses. Baths and lavatory basins provided ,. .. .. 3 Houses or parts thereof cleansed .. .. .. .. 19 Damp conditions prevented, damp proof courses inserted, walls rendered in impervious material, soil removed from walls, &c. .. 29 Overcrowding abated . . .. .. .. .. 8 Floors relaid .. .. . . .. .. 8 Floors and stairs repaired .. . . .. .. 10 Coppers and stoves rej^aired or new ones provided .. . . 21 Windows and doors repaired . . . . .. .. 41 Roofs, ceilings and chimneys repaired .. .. .. 27 Walls and plastering repaired . . . . .. .. 56 Troughing and downpipes provided, disconnected, repaired or cleared from obstruction . . . . .. . . .. 31 Sanitary sinks provided in place of defectiv'e stone or other sinks .. 8 Yard paving laid, relaid, or re])aired . . . . .. 57 Houses closed as unfit for habitation .. .. .. 20 Houses demolished .. .. .. .. .. 9 Factories and Workshops {including Bakehouses). Insufficient or defective closet accommodation .. .. 4 Other nuisances abated .. .. .. .. 7 Water Supply. Houses provided with supplies of water directly from main instead of from storage tanks .. .. .. .. 17 New services provided where service had become defective.. .. 18 Samples of well water submitted for analysis .. .. .. 6 Houses provided with Borough supply in place of wells .. .. 14 Miscellaneous. Dairies, cowsheds or milk shops cleansed or repaired or new dairies provided .. .. .. .. .. 4 Nuisances (from keeping animals) abated .. .. .. 10 Accumulations of manure and refuse removed, premises cleansed, &c... 19 Manure pits provided or improved .. . . • • 2 Common Lodging Houses cleansed or repaired .. •. 2 Drains, Water Closets, (fee. The usual attention has been given to these matters, and any necessary improvements have been made. Eight dilapidated water closets have been re-built. Twelve additional water closets have been provided where there was no accommodation, or where the accommodation was insufficient, and nineteen pedestal basins have been provided in place of defective or obsolete basins.