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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 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Table: TABLE VI.The following is a summary of the nuisances abated and sanitary improvements carried out under the supervision of the Sanitary Department:—

TABLE VI.

The following is a summary of the nuisances abated and sanitary improvements carried out under the supervision of the Sanitary Department:—

Accumulations Removed23
Cisterns Provided1
Cisterns, Repaired, Cleansed or Covered82
Drains, New Provided92
Drains, Repaired or Altered52
Drains, Stoppages Removed45
Dustbins Provided64
Flushing Boxes, New Provided57
Flushing Boxes, Repaired79
Manure Receptacles Provided2
Overcrowding Nuisances Abated9
R.W. Pipes Disconnected38
Roofs Repaired50
Rooms Disinfected811
Rooms Stripped and Cleansed700
Soil Pipes, New Provided33
Soil Pipes, Repaired or Altered4
Ventilating Pipes, New Provided90
Ventilating Pipes, Repaired or Altered9
Waste Pipes, New Provided26
Waste Pipes, Repaired, Disconnected orTrappec39
Water Closets, New Provided92
Water Closets, Repaired or Ventilated18
Water Service Restored18
Yards Cleansed13
Yards Paved133
Guttering Repaired32
Floors Ventilated32
Nuisances Abated from Damp Walls25
Other Nuisances331
Total3,000