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Southgate 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL OF SOUTHGATE.
Table of Sanitary Work, 1905.
S anitary D istrict, S outhgate.
| WATER SUPPLY AND WATER SERVICE. | ||
| Wells. | New, Sunk | — |
| Cleansed, Repaired, &c. | 2 | |
| Closed as Polluted | 2 | |
| Houses, Water Laid on to | 2 | |
| Percentage of Houses Supplied from Main | — | |
| Cisterns. | New Provided | 1 |
| Cleansed, Repaired, Covered, &c. | 14 | |
| Overflow Pipes Disconnected from Drains | — | |
| Repaired or New Flush Cisterns provided to W.C.'s | 48 | |
| Draw-taps Removed from Cistern to Mains | 16 | |
| Percentage of Houses Supplied on Constant System | 90% | |
| EARTH CLOSETS. | ||
| Water Closets Substituted for Dry Receptacles | 1 | |
| DRAINAGE AND SEWAGE. | ||
| Water Closets. | New, Constructed | — |
| New Apparatus Provided | 76 | |
| Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | 56 | |
| Ventilated | — | |
| Percentage of Houses provided Water Closets | practically the whole. | |
| Drains. | Examined, Tested, Exposed, &c. | 85 |
| Unstopped, Repaired, &c. | 29 | |
| Waste Pipes, Rain-water Pipes, &c., Disconnected | 36 48 | |
| Soil Pipes and Drains Ventilated | ||
| Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted | 52 | |
| Reconstructed | 49 | |
| Cesspools. | Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, &c. | 1 |
| Abolished and Drain Connected with Sewer | 1 | |
| Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers | 99% | |
| Sewers. | Yards of Sewers Laid | 8211 |
| Yards of Sewers Reconstructed | 1637 | |