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 Wimbledon]
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TABLE VI.
The following is a summary of the nuisances abated and sanitary improvements carried out under the supervision of the Sanitary Department:—
Accumulations Removed | 24 |
Cisterns Provided | 3 |
Cisterns, Repaired, Cleansed or Covered | 131 |
Drains, New Provided | 102 |
Drains, Repaired or Altered | 60 |
Drains, Stoppages Removed | 67 |
Dustbins Provided | 102 |
Flushing Boxes, New Provided | 86 |
Flushing Boxes, Repaired | 103 |
Manure Receptacles Provided | 13 |
Overcrowding Nuisances Abated | 24 |
R.W. Pipes Disconnected | 53 |
Roofs Repaired | 62 |
Rooms Disinfected | 731 |
Rooms Stripped and Cleansed | 440 |
Soil Pipes, New Provided | 39 |
Soil Pipes, Repaired or Altered | 14 |
Ventilating Pipes, New Provided | 131 |
Ventilating Pipes, Repaired or Altered | 23 |
Waste Pipes, New Provided | 52 |
Waste Pipes Repaired, Disconnected, or Trapped | 33 |
Water Closets, New Provided | 160 |
Water Closets, Repaired or Ventilated | 17 |
Water Service Restored | 27 |
Yards Cleansed | 20 |
Yards Paved | 118 |
Guttering Repaired | 37 |
Floors Ventilated | 26 |
Nuisances Abated from Damp Walls | 37 |
Other Nuisances | 613 |
Total | 3,348 |