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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

Wimbledon 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Table: Nuisances abated and defects remedied.The following table gives a summary of the nuisances abated and the sanitary improvements carried out, together with the defects remedied under the supervision of the sanitary inspector:—

Nuisances abated and defects remedied.

The following table gives a summary of the nuisances abated and the sanitary improvements carried out, together with the defects remedied under the supervision of the sanitary inspector:—

Accumulations removed47
Cisterns provided4
Cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered29
Drains, new, provided20
Drains, repaired or altered117
Drains, stoppages removed140
Dustbins provided208
Flushing cisterns, new, provided10
Flushing cisterns, repaired114
Rain-water pipes disconnected1
Roofs repaired601
Rooms stripped and cleansed2,502
Verminous rooms cleansed24
Soilpipes, new, provided5
Soilpipes, repaired or altered8
Vent pipes, new, provided19
Vent pipes, repaired or altered26
Waste pipes, new, provided25
Waste pipes, repaired, disconnected or trapped51
Water-closets, new, provided147
Water-closets, repaired or ventilated131
Water services restored55
Water supply direct from main3
Yards paved11
Yards repaired41
Guttering repaired360
Floors ventilated42
Nuisances from damp walls abated767
Sinks provided23
Other nuisances remedied6,336
Rooms disinfected311
Total12.178

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Work executed by the Borough Surveyor and rechargeable under
Section 24 of the Public Health Act, 1936.
Twelve sewers vested in the Local Authority by Section 20 of
the Public Health Act, 1936, were cleared or repaired and the cost
of the work charged to the owners of the houses served.
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