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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 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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Water supply and water service.Drainage and sewerage of existing buildings.
Wells.Percentage of houses supplied from public water service.Cisterns.Draw-taps placed on mains.Percentage of houses supplied on constant system.Number of samples obtained for analysis.Water closets.Percentage of houses provided with water closets.Drains.Cesspools.Percentage of houses draining into sewers.
New sunk.Cleansed, repaired, &c.Closed as polluted.New provided.Cleansed, repaired, covered, &c.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 fixed.Existing soil pipes or ventilating shafts repaired.Disconnecting traps or chambers inserted.Reconstructed.Rendered impervious, emptied, cleansed, &c.Abolished, and drain connected to sewer.
From local Wells.From public supply.
.........99.3..8611100%1Nil....19799.9448327752521221810299.6
emptied and cleansed periodically.