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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
Wood Green 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.— SANITARY WORK, 1906.
| Name of Sanitary District. | Drainage and Sewerage. | Disinfection. | Dust. | Sundry Nuisances Abated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Closets. | Percentage of Houses provided with Water Closets. | Drains. | Cesspools. | 1 Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Constructed. | Number of Water Closets substituted for Dry Receptacles. | Repaired, Supplied with Water, or otherwise Improved. | Examined, Tested, Exposed, &c. | Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, &c. | Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes Disconnected, Repaired, &c. | Soil Pipes and Drains Ventilated. | Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted. | Reconstructed. | Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, &c. | Abolished, and Drain connected to Sewer. | Rooms Disinfected. | Rooms Stripped and Cleansed. | Articles Disinfected or Destroyed. | New Bins provided. | Periodical Frequency of Dust Removal. | Number of Complaints of Non-Removal received. | Overcrowding. | Smoke. | Accumulations of Refuse. | Foul Ditches, Ponds. &c., and Stagnant Water. | Foul Pigs and other Animals. | Dampness. | Other Nuisances. | |||
| Wood Green. | 117 | ... | 56 | 100 per cent. | 141 | 107 | 145 | 66 | 69 | 116 | None | ... | 277 | 244 | 3665 | 204 | Once per week. | 34 | 19 | 13 | 40 | ... | 4 | 52 | 256 | |