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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
Plumstead 1893
Annual report 1893-94
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TABLE X.
Summary of Nuisances abated, Notices served, and General Work of the Sanitary Department for 12 months, ending 31st December, 1893.
| House to House Inspection. | Special in both Districts. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | East | |||
| PREMISES INSPECTED. | ||||
| No. of houses inspected house to house | 2818 | 2954 | 5772 | |
| „ ,, and premises re complaints received &c. | .. | .. | 1795 | 1795 |
| „ ,, and premises specially inspected re infectious diseases, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 945 |
| ,, ,, new buildings re certificates | .. | .. | .. | 165 |
| NUISANCES ABATED— | ||||
| Drains. | ||||
| Waste pipes from baths, lavatories, and wash-house sinks disconnected from drains | 277 | 13 | 15 | 305 |
| Choked and defective drains remedied | 98 | 177 | 64 | 339 |
| Defective traps abolished | 156 | 102 | 13 | 271 |
| Soil pipes defective and unventilated | 196 | 21 | 16 | 233 |
| Stables drained | 4 | 14 | .. | 18 |
| Combined drains taken up & relaid (63 houses) | .. | .. | 11 | 11 |
| W.C's. | ||||
| W.C's repaired, new traps or pans provided, fittings repaired | 176 | 371 | 19 | 566 |
| Water supply apparatus repaired | 469 | 410 | 53 | 932 |
| Premises. | ||||
| Interiors cleansed, repaired, and defective roofs repaired | 160 | 364 | 17 | 541 |
| Damp walls remedied | 32 | 17 | 16 | 65 |
| Paving in yards and wash-houses repaired | 110 | 135 | 43 | 288 |
| Through ventilation provided | .. | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Wash-houses without sinks and outlets for waste water | 31 | 95 | 5 | 131 |
| Defective guttering and rain water pipes | 176 | 111 | 11 | 298 |
| Animals. | ||||
| Accumulation of manure removed | 13 | 17 | 17 | 47 |
| Animals kept in such a state, as to be a nuisance | 3 | 15 | 2 | 20 |