Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1903
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GENERAL SANITARY WORK.
The following is a summary of the Sanitary Work of the
year:—
Complaints received
1186
Intimation notices served
2357
Statutory notices served
736
GENERAL SANITARY WORK. The following is a summary of the Sanitary Work of the year:—
| Complaints received | 1186 |
| Intimation notices served | 2357 |
| Statutory notices served | 736 |
| Nuisances abated. | |
| Drains reconstructed | 272 |
| Drains repaired | 377 |
| W.C's repaired, etc. | 682 |
| Stack Pipes repaired or disconnected | 235 |
| Soil Pipes renewed | 174 |
| Yards and Forecourts paved | 509 |
| Dustbins provided | 507 |
| Cisterns repaired | 74 |
| Supply of water from rising main provided | 360 |
| Sinks repaired | 390 |
| Roofs repaired | 245 |
| Floors repaired | 75 |
| Ventilation under floors provided | 32 |
| Dampness in rooms remedied | 144 |
| Accumulation of refuse, etc., removed | 95 |
| Manure receptacles provided | 23 |
| Stables paved and drained | 8 |
| Nuisances from animals abated | 62 |
| Water supply provided | 34 |
| Cases of overcrowding abated | 138 |
| Rooms cleansed or repaired | 1420 |
| Rooms disinfected and cleansed after infectious illness | 1340 |