Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report for the year ending 25th March, 1896
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to amend and repair defective waste pipes, 216; to provide and
fix eaves guttering, 65; to amend and repair defective eaves
guttering, 192; to amend and repair defective roofs, 217; to
amend and repair defective flooring, 158; to amend and repair
defective walls, 128; to amend and repair defective ceilings, 55;
to amend and repair defective water closets, 157; to amend and
repair defective ventilating pipes to drains, 22; to abolish water
closets in unfit situations, and provide proper and sufficient water
closets in lieu thereof, 125; to abate the nuisance caused by the
dampness of walls, 282; to abate the nuisance caused by
overcrowding, 52; to abate the nuisance caused by the keeping
of animals, 83; to abate the nuisance caused by the issue of
black smoke from chimney shafts, 22; to provide proper and
sufficient ash-pits, 980; to amend and repair defective ash-pits,
287; to cleanse, limewash and purify premises throughout, 236;
to amend, repair, cleanse, limewash and purify premises throughout,
335; to cleanse, limewash and purify rooms, 158 ; to cleanse,
limewash and purify ceilings, 241 ; to cleanse, limewash and purify
walls, 329; to cleanse, limewash and purify water closets, 153; to
pave yards with a hard, durable and impervious material, 1,463;
to pave forecourts with a hard, durable and impervious material,
258; to pave areas with a hard, durable and impervious material,
64; to pave stables with a hard, durable and impervious material,
30; to provide proper receptacles for dung, 72; to remove
accumulations of filth and manure, 116; to discontinue depositing
manure upon premises, 4; to discontinue using underground rooms
as living rooms, 10; to cleanse, limewash and purify bakehouses,
146; to cleanse floors of bakehouses, 4; to abolish opening to
drain in bakehouse, 1; to provide proper, suitable and sufficient
accommodation in the way of sanitary conveniences for the use of