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 Wealdstone]
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[C.III.] SANITARY WORK, 1908.
Drainage and Sewerage of existing Buildings. | Disinfection. | Dust. | Sundry Nuisances Abated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Water Closets. | Percentage of Houses Provided with Water Closets. | Drains. | Cesspools. | Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers. | Rooms Disinfected (a) Ordinary infectious diseases, (b) Phthsis | Rooms stripped and cleansed. | Articles disinfected or destroyed. (a) Oidinary infectious disease. (b) Phthisis | New bins provided. | Periodical frequency of dust removal. | Number of complaints of non-removal received. | Method of Disposal (a) Destructor, (b) by Tipping, (c) Other, state method. | Overcrowding. | Smoke. | Accumulation of refuse. | Foul ditches, ponds, &c., and stagnant water. | Foul pigs and other animals. | Dampness. | Yards repaved or repaired. | Other nuisances. | ||||||||
Number of Water Closets substituted for Dry Receptacles. | Repaired, Supplied with Water, or otherwise Improved. | Examined, Tested, Exposed, etc. | Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, etc. | Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes Disconnected, Repaired, etc. | New Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts fixed. | Existing Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts repaired. | Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted. | Reconstructed. | Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, etc. | Abolished, and Drain connected to Sewer. | |||||||||||||||||
- | 19 | All. | 56 | 38 | 28 | - | 11 | - | 2 | - | - | 99.7% | 14 | — | 94 | Weekly | 56 | Tipping. | — | 1 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 32 | 22 | |