[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Eccles Borough.

  • Eccles (Greater Manchester, England). Borough Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Eccles Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HOUSmCx ACT, 1925. Charactor and Number of Defects Found. 1925 1924 1923 1922 Windows not made to open sufficiently ... 53 92 195 116 Want of cleansing and limewashing of walls and ceilings 7 10 38 39 Defective lloors and ])avements 138 202 421 292 Defective plastering of walls and ceilings ... 330 524 723 (i98 Defective roofs ... 160 166 247 164 Defective paving of yards and passages 159 153 251 113 Defective brickwork of houses, closets, &c. 32 5f) 72 43 Defective spouting 303 263 341 261 Want of sash cords 325 337 567 277 Rain water pipes connected directly to di'ains 20 28 (il 25 Defective si opstones 6 16 16 10 Defective fireplaces and ranges 198 222 305 217 Defective window frames 143 159 216 157 Dampness in house premises ... 109 103 154 102 Defective slopstone waste pipes 44 40 57 55 Defective and choked drains ... 27 9 8 3 Various defects in water closets 133 155 289 111 Defective brickwork around waste pipes 11 14 24 21 Defective ashbins 17 23 40 32 Defective W.C. accommodation 3 12 16 8 Want of ventilation in dwelling-houses ... — 20 44 13 Want of sufficient light in dwelling-houses — — 3 1 Defective drain ventilators 3 4 . 51 — Defective stairs 2 9 33 16 Defective slopwater closets 1 — 8 3 Defective window sills 31 93 101 51 Defective wash boilers 3 5 13 15 Want of ashbin lids 10 8 8 7 Broken windows 40 57 90 102 Dangerous yard walls ... 20 4 31 24 Want of pointing around window and door frames 478 321 383 500 Defective bath and lavatory waste pipes ... 10 6 — 3 Houses requiring pointing 139 217 439 324 Defective brickwork of boilers 97 102 180 111 Defective chimney stacks and want of pots 73 112 164 123 Waste of water 54 50 91 42 Miscellaneous causes ... 430 434 707 415 Total... 3609 4026 6387 4494 It is to be noted that these are additiotial to the taFnlated nnml)er of Nuisances included later in this rei)ort. Particulars of notices served are as follows:— Notices of intention to view, Section 36 (1919 Act) 5 Notices to execute works, ,, 28 (1919 Act) „ 3 U925 Act )