Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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The fallowing is a summary of the nuisances abated, and sanitary improvements carried out under the supervision of the Sanitary Staff of the Public Health Department:—
Accumulations removed | 28 |
Cisterns provided | 6 |
Cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered | 60 |
Drains, new. provided | 19 |
Drainage systems made water-tight by- | |
patent process | 10 |
Drains, repaired or altered | 31 |
Drains, stoppages removed | 29 |
Dustbins provided | 174 |
Flushing cisterns, new, provided | 38 |
Flushing cisterns repaired | 110 |
Manure receptacles provided | 3 |
Overcrowding nuisances abated | 2 |
R.W. pipes disconnected | 2 |
Roofs repaired | 235 |
Rooms stripped and cleansed | 1,184 |
Verminous rooms cleansed | 41 |
Soilpipes, new, provided | 14 |
Soilpipes, repaired or altered | 3 |
Vent pipes, new, provided | 19 |
Vent pipes, repaired or altered | 26 |
Waste pipes, new, provided | 56 |
Waste pipes repaired, disconnected or | |
trapped | 51 |
Water-Closets, new, provided | 99 |
Water-closets, repaired or ventilated | 11 |
Water services restored | 14 |
Yards paved | 3 |
Yards repaired | 45 |
Guttering repaired | 184 |
Floors ventilated | 10 |
Nuisances abated from damp walls | 175 |
Water supply direct from main | 4 |
Sinks provided | 31 |
Rooms fumigated | 647 |
Other nuisances | 1,939 |
5,303 |