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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 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]

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Table: COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.—SANITARY WORK, 1907. DISTRICT OF WOOD GREEN.

COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.—SANITARY WORK, 1907. DISTRICT OF WOOD GREEN.

Drainage and Sewerage of existing Buildings.Disinfection.Dust.Sundry Nuisances Abated.
Water Closets.Percentage of Houses provided with Water Closets.Drains.Cesspools.Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers.
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.New Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts repaired.Existing Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts repaired.Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted.Reconstructed.Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, &c.Abolished, and Drain connected to Sewer.Rooms Disinfected (a) Ordinary infectious diseases, (6) Phthisis.Rooms Stripped and Cleansed.Articles Disinfected or Destroyed, (à) Ordinary Infectious disease, (á) Phthisis.New Bins provided.How frequently is dust removed from each house ?Number of Complaints of Non-Removal received.Methods of Disposal (a) Destructor, (6) by Tipping, (c) Other, state method.Overcrowding.Smoke.Accumulations of Refuse.Foul Ditches, Ponds, &c., and Stagnant Water.Foul Pigs and other Animals.Dampness.Yards repaved or repaired.Other Nuisances.
...146100 per cent.1407610647...4570...1100 per cent.337 (a) 19 (b)2544607 (a) 72 (b)225Once per week.13Tip201631...192229198