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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
Edmonton 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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The following tables give an account of the work I have done in seeing the Bye-Lax carried out:-
| 1908. | 1907 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses inspected once and passed | 121 | 127 | 204 | 212 |
| Houses inspected once and not passed up to end of December | 6 | 8 | ||
| Houses inspected twice and passed | 16 | 16 | 33 | 33 |
| Houses inspected twice and not passed | 0 | |||
| Houses inspected three times and passed | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Houses inspected four times and passed | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| Total houses inspected during the year | 157 | 251 | ||
| Total number of Inspections | 183 | 300 | ||
| Contraventions reported to the Sanitary Committee | 1 | 7 | ||
| Prosecutions for same taken by the Council | 0 | 0 | ||
A LIST of some of the defects and bad conditions
noticed on Inspection during- 1908: —
DAMPNESS 4
WATER CLOSETS.
Leakage at putty joint 11
Joint leaks between trap and soil pipe 1
Joint of w.c. cistern and flushing pipe leaks 3
Soil pipe alongside larder windows 2
Cesspool leaks 1
Drinking water cistern in upstairs w.c. 1
Cistern, no cover 1
Cistern cover not screwed on 2
Soil pipe ventilator too short 1
URINALS.
Badly flushed 2
Without flush 1
Ventilating into stage 1
Safe tray insufficient 1
Absent in two Public Halls.