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
City of London 1894
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1894
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tions from sewer ventilators in roadways (to
correct which shafts are erected where possible
in front of adjacent buildings, where the consent
of owners can be obtained: during 1894
sixteen of such shafts have been put up).
I learn from the Engineer's Annual Report
that 387 premises were drained in 1894.
Much of this work was done from plans prepared
by my Department, so far as relates to
the interior of buildings; all work external
to the line of frontage in any structure being
within the province of the Engineer.