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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The following is a summary of the nuisances abated and sanitary improvements carried out under the supervision of the Inspectorial Staff:—
Accumulations removed | 20 |
Cisterns provided | 3 |
Cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered | 49 |
Drains, new, provided | 15 |
Drains repaired or altered | 38 |
Drains, Stoppage removed | 68 |
Dustbins provided | 265 |
Flushing Boxes, new, provided | 28 |
Flushing Boxes repaired | 149 |
Manure receptacles provided | 1 |
Overcrowding nuisances abated | 2 |
R.W. Pipes disconnected | 5 |
Roofs repaired | 232 |
Rooms disinfected | 793 |
Rooms stripped and cleansed | 1123 |
Soil pipes, new, provided | 3 |
Soil pipes repaired or altered | 10 |
Ventilating pipes, new, provided | 12 |
Ventilating pipes repaired or altered | 35 |
Waste pipes, new, provided | 22 |
Waste pipes repaired, disconnected or trapped | 65 |
Water Closets, new, provided | 70 |
Water Closets repaired or ventilated | 45 |
Water services restored | 15 |
Yards cleansed | 5 |
Yards paved | 92 |
Guttering repaired | 220 |
Floors ventilated | 80 |
Nuisances abated from damp walls | 149 |
Water taken direct from main | 1 |
Other nuisances | 1267 |
4,882 |