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 Richmond]
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SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS.
Drinking water cisterns repaired, cleansed, or covered | 53 |
Water fittings, repaired or renewed | 41 |
Taps provided direct from rising main | 40 |
New pans fixed | 50 |
Walls, roofs, etc., repaired | 66 |
Lighting and ventilation improved | 9 |
Flushing cisterns repaired and renewed | 79 |
Repaired, renewed or ventilated | 23 |
System reconstructed | 55 |
Repaired or cleansed | 65 |
Sundry drainage repairs | 55 |
Manholes provided or repaired | 35 |
Ventilating pipes repaired or renewed | 32 |
Disused cesspool abolished | 1 |
New provided | 190 |
Repaired | 51 |
Newly pav«d | 19 |
New provided | 58 |
New waste pipes provided | 39 |
Waste pipes repaired, trapped or ventilated | 60 |