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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
Twickenham 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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C(iv). COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX. —SANITARY WORK, 1903.
| Name op Sanitary District : TWICKENHAM. | Disinfection. | Dust. | Dampness. | Sundry Nuisances Abated. | Contagious Diseases of Animals | Infant Life. Protection Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rooms fumigated. | Rooms stripped and cleansed. | Artioles disinfeoted or destroyed. | Dust-bins repaired. | New bins provided. | Moveable receptacles substituted for mixed. | Periodical frequency of dust removal. | Number of complaints of non-removal received. | Roofs repaired, &c. | Guttering & rain-pipes repaired, &c. | Gardens, Areas, &c., levelled and drained. | Yards paved and drained. | Surface adjoining houses paved. | Dry areas provided. | Ventilation below floor provided. | Basements rendered impervious. | Overcrowding. | Smoke. | Accumulations of refuse. | Foul ditches, ponds, &c., and stagnant water. | Foul pigs and other animals. | Other nuisances. | Outbreaks. | Animals infected. | Animals destroyed. | Number of licensed premises. | Number of children. | Number of deaths. | |
| 48 | 34 | A large number. | 9 | 141 | 43 | Weekly. | 138 | 142 | 66 | - | 61 | - | - | 25 | - | 12 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | |