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

Strand (Westminster) 1893

Thirty-eighth annual report on the sanitary condition of the Strand District, London

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152
ON THE SANITARY CONDITION OF
your Board's instructions and in the fresh arrangements
which have been made.

Table: The following list summarises the work carried out under the supervision of the department during the year:—

The following list summarises the work carried out under the supervision of the department during the year:—

Houses and workshops inspected3,094
Preliminary notices served653
Orders made by the Board26
Premises in which works have been carried out707
Houses and Workshops:—
Cleansed and WhitewashedThroughout33
Partially314
Ventilation improved, walls, ceilings and floors repaired46
Roofs made water tight27
Water closets:—
Reconstructed and repaired113
Additional provided18
Water re-instated45
Flushing apparatus repaired45
Obstructions removed from40
New pans and traps provided24
Pans and traps cleansed129
Drainage:—
New drains constructed103
Drains repaired99
Sink and lavatory waste pipes disconnected and trapped38
Rain water pipes repaired13
Obstructions removed from drains16
Paving required or repaired:—
In yards43
In basements27