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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

Chelsea 1893

Annual report for 1893 of the Medical Officer of Health

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PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

Table: Summary of Nuisances and other matters reported on and work done duringthe year 1893

Summary of Nuisances and other matters reported on and work done duringthe year 1893

Houses and Premises :—Home District.Kensal Town.Total.
*Reported on respecting nuisances complained of12443291573
Reported on with reference to infectious cases9632211184
Cleansed and whitewashed453169622
Defective roofs repaired292453
Disinfected, cleansed and purified after zymotic diseases543175718
Cases of overcrowding abated21223
Dust-bins, new, provided582280
„ repaired105767
Underground rooms reported as occupied contrary to Act16—16
Houses closed as unfit for human habitation8—8
Drainage :—
Drains opened, cleansed and made sound „ trapped with stoneware gullies184122306
Water-closets cleansed and repaired18930219
„ new pans and traps provided18320203
Spout drains cleansed or repaired403474
Sink, bath, and lavatory waste pipes disconnected8639125
Soil pipes ventilated or repaired13417151
„ new, provided65469
New drains laid, in accordance with Vestry's regulations1065111
Water Supply :—
For domestic purposes, provided where cut off by Water Company511364
For water-closets, by providing check cisterns20869277
Main cisterns cleansed or repaired303464
,, new, provided103r3
Nuisances abated arising from—
Keeping of animals14317
Accumulations of manure and other filth491362
Yards cleansed, paved, or drained37101138
Smoke4—4

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* This does not include re-visits to premises to ascertain works in progress, or premises
visited where no nuisances were found to exist, which, if added, would at least treble the
number of visits made,