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 1914 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Water-closets—con.
Apparatus cleansed | 37 |
„ provided with proper water supply | 34 |
Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed | 303 |
Manholes— | |
Repaired or renewed | 625 |
Drains— | |
Repaired or renewed | 785 |
Cleansed | 75 |
Unstopped | 51 |
Ventilated | 133 |
Ventilating pipe of drains— | |
Carried to a sufficient height above windows | 12 |
Repaired or renewed | 65 |
Fresh-air inlets repaired or renewed | 172 |
Soil pipes— | |
Repaired or renewed | 335 |
Ventilated | 31 |
Gullies and surface drains— | |
Gully traps removed from improper positions | 49 |
„ „ cleansed | 15 |
Inlets or surface drains trapped | 11 |
Paving and draining Washhouses, Areas, Yards, &c. | |
Washhouse or scullery paving repaired or renewed | 38 |
Areas cleansed | 5 |
Area paving repaired or renewed | 180 |
Areas drained | 37 |
Yards or other open spaces paved | 191 |
Paving of yards or other open spaces repaired or renewed | 168 |
Yards or other open spaces drained | 83 |
Floors of buildings in which horses, &c., are kept, paved or repaired | 47 |
Refuse and Receptacles— | |
Dustbins provided | 282 |
„ repaired | 1 |
„ cleansed | 1 |
Fixed ashpits removed | 37 |