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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
Heston and Isleworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| Water Closets: | |
| Number of water closets substituted for dry receptacles | 4 |
| Repaired, supplied with water or otherwise improved | 194 |
| Percentage of houses provided with water closets | 98 |
| Drains: | |
| Examined, tested, exposed, &c. | 145 |
| Unstopped, repaired, trapped, &c | 232 |
| Waste pipes, rain-water pipes, disconnected, repaired, Ac. | 108 |
| New soil pipes or ventilating shafts fixed | 22 |
| Existing soil pipes or ventilating shafts repaired | 7 |
| Disconnecting traps or chambers inserted | 4 |
| Re-constructed | 6 |
| Total No. of tests and re-tests applied— | |
| For Works Department 172 | 281 |
| For Health Departmen. 1091 | |
| Cesspools | |
| Rendered impervious, emptied, cleansed, &c. | 1 |
| Abolished and drain connected to sewer | 2 |
| Percentage of houses draining into sewers | 98 |
| Disinfection: | |
| Rooms disinfected— | |
| 148 | |
| 4 | |
| Rooms stripped and cleansed Articles disinfected or destroyed— | — |
| 1480 | |
| (6). Phthisis ... | 40 |
| Dust: | |
| New bins provided | 91 |
| Periodical frequency of dust removal | weekly. |
| Number of complaints of non-removal received | 8 |
| Method of disposal . | desliructor. |