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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 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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TABLE V.

Table: The following is a summary of the nuisances abated and sanitary improvements carried out under the supervision ot the Inspectorial Staff:—

The following is a summary of the nuisances abated and sanitary improvements carried out under the supervision ot the Inspectorial Staff:—

Accumulations Removed21
Cisterns Provided3
Cisterns Repaired, Cleansed or Covered25
Drains, New Provided22
Drains, Repaired or Altered51
Drains, Stoppage Removed67
Dustbins Provide147
Flushing Boxes, New Provided28
Flushing Boxes, Repaired120
Manure Receptacles, Provided1
Overcrowding Nuisances Abated2
R.W. Pipes Disconnected12
Roofs Repaired76
Rooms Disinfected595
Rooms Stripped and Cleansed549
Soil Pipes, New Provided8
Soil Pipes, Repaired or Altered10
Ventilating Pipes, New Provided20
Ventilating Pipes, Repaired or Altered16
Waste Pipes, New Provided28
Waste Pipes, Repaired, Disconnected, or Trapped34
Water Closets, New Provided67
Water Closets, Repaired or Ventilated32
Water Services Restored29
Yards Cleansed4
Yards Paved24
Guttering Repaired87
Floors Ventilated32
Nuisances Abated from Damp Walls108
Water taken direct from Main1
Other Nuisances429
Total2,648