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, 1897
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Table No. 3. | Number of District. | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Totals | |
Water Closets- | ||||||
Old Closets abolished | 17 | ... | 3 | 3 | 9 | 32 |
New Closets provided | 17 | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | 25 |
„ „ in Workshops | ... | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 31 |
Basin and Trap provided | 279 | 150 | 133 | 215 | 339 | 1116 |
Basins cleansed | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 15 |
Water Supply provided | 64 | 15 | 11 | 80 | 9 | 179 |
„ „ Apparatus provided | 48 | 11 | 67 | 131 | 118 | 375 |
Limewashed | 33 | 20 | 20 | ... | 17 | 90 |
Walls repaired | 26 | 70 | 11 | ... | ... | 107 |
Doors provided | 5 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 12 |
Ventilated | 6 | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | 15 |
Seats and risers provided | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 |
Closet floors repaired | ... | ... | ... | 20 | ... | 20 |
Drains— | ||||||
Drains re-constructed | 121 | 50 | 47 | 116 | 92 | 426 |
Cleansed and amended | 129 | 22 | 121 | 102 | 82 | 456 |
Gully Traps fixed | 469 | 120 | 173 | 124 | 215 | 1151 |
New Soil Pipes and Vent Pipes fixed | 109 | 10 | ... | 17 | 24 | 161 |
Chambers built, and Interceptors provided | 68 | 20 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 172 |
Interceptors only, fixed | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Ventilated | 34 | 7 | 8 | 116 | 71 | 236 |
Drains provided to Stables | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 2 | 25 |
Surface Drains constructed | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 5 |
Sink, Bath and Lavatory Wastes, and Rainwater Pipes— | ||||||
Disconnected from Drains | 223 | 120 | 109 | 75 | 87 | 614 |
Cesspools— | ||||||
Abolished | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 |
Dustbins— | ||||||
Provided | 205 | 102 | 224 | 310 | 348 | 1189 |
Yards— | ||||||
Paved | 90 | 20 | 26 | 231 | 83 | 450 |
Surface repaired | 25 | 190 | 104 | ... | 66 | 385 |
Scullery and Wash-house Floors— | ||||||
Paved | 11 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 63 |
Forecourts— | ||||||
Paved | 13 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 76 |
Surface repaired | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Gutters, and Rainwater Pipes— | ||||||
Provided and repaired | 50 | 80 | 50 | 45 | 65 | 290 |
Water Supply— | ||||||
Store Cisterns provided | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
„ „ cleansed | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
„ „ Covers provided | 22 | 26 | 3 | 71 | 31 | 153 |
„ „ abolished | 29 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 36 |