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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

Fulham 1903

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

Table: GENERAL SANITARY WORK. The following is a summary of the Sanitary Work of the year:—

GENERAL SANITARY WORK. The following is a summary of the Sanitary Work of the year:—

Complaints received1186
Intimation notices served2357
Statutory notices served736
Nuisances abated.
Drains reconstructed272
Drains repaired377
W.C's repaired, etc.682
Stack Pipes repaired or disconnected235
Soil Pipes renewed174
Yards and Forecourts paved509
Dustbins provided507
Cisterns repaired74
Supply of water from rising main provided360
Sinks repaired390
Roofs repaired245
Floors repaired75
Ventilation under floors provided32
Dampness in rooms remedied144
Accumulation of refuse, etc., removed95
Manure receptacles provided23
Stables paved and drained8
Nuisances from animals abated62
Water supply provided34
Cases of overcrowding abated138
Rooms cleansed or repaired1420
Rooms disinfected and cleansed after infectious illness1340