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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No. 3. SANITARY WORK, 1914.
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. | Rooms stripped and cleansed. | Articles disinfected or Destroyed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. | Ordinary infectious diseases. | Phthisis. | Ordinary infectious disease. | Phitisis. | New bins provided. | Periodical frequency of dust removal. | Number of Complaints of non-removal received. | Method of Disposal. | Overcrowding. | Smoke. | Accumulation of refuse. | Foul ditches, ponds, &c., and stagnant water. | Foul pigs and other animals | Dampness. | Yards repaved or repaired. | Other nuisances | |||||
Destructor. Garbage. | By Tipping. | Other, state method. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | All. | 10 | 83 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 99.7 | 108 | 16 | 45 | 24 | 8 | 28 | Weekly. | 32 | Half. | Half. | 21 | 12 | 70 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 34 | 113 |