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 1923 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Water Closets—continued—
Water closet apparatus repaired or renewed | 514 |
unstopped | 1 |
„ „ cleansed | 4 |
„ „ provided with proper water supply | 39 |
„ flushing cisterns repaired or renewed | 327 |
Drains— | |
Drains repaired or renewed | 537 |
„ cleansed | 81 |
„ unstopped | 50 |
„ ventilated | 71 |
Manholes— | |
Manholes repaired or renewed | 315 |
Ventilating Pipes— | |
Ventilating pipes of drains repaired or renewed | 49 |
Fresh air inlets repaired or renewed | 124 |
Soil Pipes— | |
Soil pipes repaired or renewed | 249 |
„ ventilated | 15 |
Gullies and Surface Drains— | |
Gully traps removed from improper positions | 45 |
„ cleansed | 5 |
Inlets or surface drains trapped | 22 |
Paving and drainage of Washhouses, Areas, Yards, &c.— | |
Washhouse or scullery paving repaired or renewed | 23 |
Areas cleansed | 14 |
Area paving repaired or renewed | 190 |
Areas drained | 48 |
Yards or other open spaces paved | 105 |
Paving of yards or other open spaces repaired or renewed. | 222 |
Yards or other open spaces drained | 67 |
Buildings in which horses, &c, are kept; floors paved or repaired | 1 |
Refuse and Receptacles— | |
Dust bins provided | 569 |
Fixed ashpits removed | 3 |
Accumulations or deposits of refuse removed | 780 |
Manure receptacles amended | 2 |
Nuisances from the improper deposit of trade refuse abated | 1 |