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 1
The following is a Summary of the Nuisances complained of and inspected during the year, and the work carried out under the supervision of Mr. Johnson, the Sanitary Inspector:—
Animals Removed | 4 |
Accumulations Removed | 87 |
Cisterns Provided | 35 |
Cisterns Cleansed or Covered | 75 |
Cisterns Repaired | 36 |
Cesspools Removed | 1 |
Dilapidated Houses Repaired | 3 |
Drain Stoppages Removed | 71 |
Dust Bins Provided | 128 |
„ Repaired | 10 |
Drains, New, Provided | 264 |
Drains, Repaired and Altered | 51 |
Flushing Boxes, New, Provided | 278 |
Flushing Boxes Repaired | 74 |
Guttering and Spouting Provided | 16 |
Guttering and Spouting Repaired | 26 |
Houses Cleaned and Whitewashed | 24 |
Manure Receptacles Provided | 2 |
Overcrowding Nuisances Abated | 4 |
R.W. Pipe and Waste Pipes Disconnected | 268 |
Roofs, Leaky, Repaired | 49 |
Smoke Nuisances Abated | 7 |
Soil Pipes, New, Provided | 106 |
Urinals, Water Laid on, Cleansed, &c. | 1 |
Ventilating Pipes, New, Provided | 323 |
Ventilating Pipes Repaired | 34 |
Waste Pipes Trapped and Repaired | 105 |
Water Closets, Container Pattern, Removed | 4 |
Water Closets Repaired and Ventilated | 27 |
Water Closets, New, Provided | 352 |
Water Service Restored | 31 |
Yards Cleansed | 30 |
Yards Paved | 154 |
Total | 2680 |