London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hanover Square 1894
Medical Officer's report for the year ended 29th December, 1894
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T able XIII.
| 1893. | 1894. | |
|---|---|---|
| Soil Pipes ventilated | 341 | 375 |
| Bath, Sink, and other Waste Pipes disconnected | 765 | 699 |
| Drains unstopped or repaired | 299 | 106 |
| Defective Drains re-constructed | 358 | 320 |
| New trapped gullies fixed | 1,131 | 831 |
| Water Closet apparatus cleaned and repaired | 101 | 85 |
| New Water Closets fixed | 669 | 651 |
| New Water Waste Preventer Cisterns fixed | 720 | 676 |
| Drinking Water Cisterns cleaned and repaired | 58 | 75 |
| Houses provided with water | 22 | 27 |
| Water Supply of W.C.'s separated from drinking water | 92 | 147 |
| Ashpits and Dustbins repaired | 27 | 27 |
| New Moveable Dustbins provided | 32 | 84 |
| Yard surfaces paved or repaired | 20 | 20 |
| Cesspools abolished | 4 | 4 |
| Overcrowding abated | 33 | 38 |
| Houses and Premises cleansed | 75 | 125 |
| Eoofs and rain-water pipes repaired | 22 | 46 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 46 | 32 |
| Dung-pits abolished and moveable wire cages substituted | 26 | 250 |
| Nuisances from the keeping of animals | 10 | 8 |
| Underground Rooms discontinued for use as sleeping apartments | 6 | 18 |
| Smoke Nuisances | 9 | 4 |
| Removal of Hog's Wash in unsuitable receptacles | 21 | 21 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 156 | 97 |
| 5,046 | 4,766 |