Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1908 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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APPENDIX C.
List of Sanitary Improvements effected during the Year.
Cleansing—
Premises, &c , cleansed, repaired, or whitewashed 3,757
Workshops ditto ditto ditto 776
House Drains —
Drains relaid 298
Drains amended 131
Drains cleared 316
Drains trapped and ventitated 7
Rain water pipes and waste pipes disconnected 10
Sink and bath waste pipes trapped 48
Water Closets—
W.C.'s repaired, cleansed, &c. 1,424
W.C.'s fitted with new pans and traps 175
W.C.'s supplied with water, and water supply apparatus 393
W.C.'s ventilated 8
W.C.'s rebuilt 4
New W.C.'s provided 52
Partitions provided round W.C.'s to separate same from
workshops 2
Water Supply—
Houses provided with water supply 239
House supply disconnected from W.C. cistern
Cisterns supplied, repaired and cleaned 49
Miscellaneous—
Paving of yards 146
Washhouses paved 36
Forecourt and Areas paved and drained 10
Stables paved and drained 6
Removal of accumulation of Dung and other refuge 136
Removal of Animals improperly kept 26
New Dung-pits provided and covers for same 7
Premises closed previous to executing the necessary repairs 17
Gutters, Rainwater Pipes and Waste Pipes repaired 536
Illegal occupation of Basements discontinued
Overcrowding abated 151
Urinal accommodation provided 18
Grids provided to Gullies 22
Urinals supplied with proper Water Supply 21
Urinals cleansed 16
Dust Shots repaired and Receptacles provided 521
Vacant lands cleansed
Yards cleansed 120
Indecent occupation discontinued 12
Verminous Rooms remedied 295
Damp Rooms remedied 169
Lighting and Ventilation improved 71
Total 10,364