Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1903 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE XI.—con.
| 1903. | |
|---|---|
| Water supplies used for domestic purposes disconnected from | |
| the cistern for flushing the water closet | 11 |
| Houses provided with proper water supply | 141 |
| Roofs repaired | 80 |
| Gutterings repaired or renewed | 27 |
| Areas cleansed | 8 |
| „ drained | 8 |
| Washhouse pavings repaired or renewed | 33 |
| Scullery „ „ „ | 14 |
| Animals ceased to he kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance | 13 |
| Cases of overcrowding abated | 33 |
| Underground rooms ceased to be occupied as dwellings | 3 |
| Tents, vans, sheds, or similar structures in such a state as to be injurious or dangerous to the health of the inmates, ceased to be used for human habitation | - |
| Spaces below floors in the basement or ground floors ventilated | 57 |
| Chimneys carried to a sufficient height | 1 |
| Ventilating pipes of drains carried to a sufficient height above windows | 17 |
| Fresh air inlets repaired or renewed | 63 |
| Separate and sufficient water closet accommodation provided for persons of each sex | 11 |
| Water closets cleansed | 91 |
| ,, „ provided with a sufficient water supply | 56 |
| Flushing cisterns to water closets repaired or renewed | 134 |
| Water closets provided with means of constant ventilation | 37 |
| Sufficient water closet accommodation provided | 6 |
| Yard pavings repaired or renewed | 145 |
| Area ,, ,, ,, | 37 |
| Defective or improper manure receptacles abolished | 7 |
| Manure receptacles provided | 18 |
| Dust „ „ | 190 |
| Covers to dust receptacles provided | 17 |
| Water cisterns cleansed | 142 |
| „ „ fitted with close fitting covers | 60 |
| Improperly placed water cisterns removed | 4 |
| Stable pavings repaired or renewed | 11 |