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Southgate 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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Urban District Council of Southgate.
Table of Sanitary Work, 1904.
Sanitary District, Southgate.
WATER SUPPLY AND WATER SERVICE.
| Wells. | New, Sunk | 0 |
| Cleansed, Repaired, etc. | 1 | |
| Closed as Polluted | 1 | |
| Houses, Water Laid on to | 2 | |
| Percentage of Houses Supplied from Main | 0 | |
| Cisterns. | New Provided | 2 |
| Cleansed,.Repaired, Covered, etc | 18 | |
| Overflow Pipes Disconnected from Drains | 0 | |
| Repaired, or New Flush Cisterns provided to W.C.'s | 52 | |
| Draw-Taps Removed from Cistern to Mains | 19 | |
| Percentage of Houses Supplied on Constant System | 90% | |
| EARTH CLOSETS. | ||
| Water Closets Substituted for Dry Receptacles | 2 | |
| DRAINAGE AND SEWAGE. | ||
| WaterCloaets | New, Constructed | 10 |
| New Apparatus Provided | 67 | |
| Repaired, Cleansed, etc | 63 | |
| Ventilated | 0 | |
| Percentage of Houses provided Water Closets | Practically the whole. | |
| Drains. | Examined, Tested, Exposed, etc. | 79 |
| Unstopped, Repaired, etc. | 36 | |
| Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes, etc.. Disconnected | 48 | |
| Soil Pipes and Drains Ventilated | 42 | |
| Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted | 63 | |
| Cesspools. | Reconstructed | 75 |
| Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, etc. | 1 | |
| Abolished and Drain connected with Sewer | 2 | |
| Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers | 99% | |
| Sewers | Yards of Sewers Laid | 8,369 |
| Yards of Sewers Reconstructed | 782 | |
J. W. H. BROWN, Sanitary Inspector.