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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ealing 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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FORM III.
| WATER SUPPLY AND WATER SERVICE— | |
| Cisterns—New, Provided | 3 |
| Cleansed, Repaired, Covered, &c. | 5 |
| Draw-Taps Removed from Cisterns to Mains | 35 |
| Wells Closed | 2 |
| DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE— | |
| Water Closets—New, Constructed | 6 |
| New Apparatus Provided | 140 |
| Ventilated | 2 |
| Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | 44 |
| Supplied with Water,or Supply Rendered Efficient | 107 |
| Drains—Examined, Tested, Exposed, &c | iss |
| Unstopped, Repaired. Trapped, &c | 109 |
| Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes, &c., Disconnected | 76 |
| Soil Pipes and Drains Ventilated | 30 |
| Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted | 139 |
| Reconstructed | 67 |
| New, Laid | 1 |
| Cesspools Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, &c | 1 |
| Cesspools Abolished | 1 |
| Cellars Draine | 0 |
FORM IV.
| DISINFECTION— | |
| Rooms Fumigated | 227 |
| Rooms Stripped and Cleansed | 25 |
| Articles Disinfected or Destroye | 4,630 |
| DUST— | |
| Dustbins Repaired | 3 42 |
| New Bins Provided | |
| Movable Receptacles substituted for Fixed | 2 |
| Periodical Frequency of Dust Removal | Weekly |
| Number of Complaints of Non-Removal Received | 41 |
| DAMPNESS- | |
| Roofs Repaired. &c | 29 |
| Guttering and Rain-Pipis Repaired. Sac. | 18 |
| Yards Paved and Drained, and Paving Repaired | 77 |
| Surface adjoining Houses Paved | 8 |
| Dry Areas Provided | 1 |
| Ventilation below Floors Provided | 4 |
| Basements Rendered Inpervious | 5 |
| SUNDRY NUISANCES A RATED— | |
| Overcrowding | 7 |
| Smoke ...... .................... | 2 |
| Accumulations of R | 36 |
| Foul Pigs and Other Animal | 32 |
| Other Nuisance | 65 |
| Foul Ponds, Ac | 1 |