Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1898
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TABLE 10. Results of Examination of Drains, etc., after Enteric Fever.
Reference No. | Drain. | W.C's. | Soil Pipe. | Waste Pipes. | Water Service. Cisterns. | Tests. | Class. | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joints. | Soil. | Trap. | Ventilation. | Position. | Cut off. | Traps. | Supply | Position. | Condition. | Drain. | S.P S. | |||||
W. | S. | S. | ||||||||||||||
NORTH. | 1 | u. j. | m. d. | nil. | S.R.W.P. | L.H. : P.C. | inside | yes | B. | si. | bad | clean | + | – | – | V.B. |
2 | N.D | 1897 | V.B. | |||||||||||||
3 | ? | ? | nil. | nil. | L.H. | none | no | B. | si. | bad | ? | __ | L. | _ | V.B. | |
4 | u.j. | w. | nil. | R.W.P. | L.H. | none | no | — | se. | good | clean | V.B. | ||||
5 | u. j. | w. | nil. | none | L.H. | none | yes | G. | o.m. | good | — | + | — | — | V.B. | |
6 | Q. P. | exc. R. | w.p. | to S.P. | G. | |||||||||||
7 | u. j. | m. d. | nil. | S.R.W.P. | L.H. : P.C. | outside | 1 con'd | B. | si. | bad | dirty | + | n. | n. | V.B. | |
8 | u.j. | nil. | nil. | S.R.W.P. | L.H. | inside | yes | G.&B. | se. | bad | p | + | – | – | B. | |
9 | u.j. | s. d. | nil. | S.P. | L.H. "Plug" | outside | yes | G.&L. | se. | bad | clean | + | + | + | V.B. | |
10 | ? | ? | yes | S.R.W.P. | Wash-out. | out | yes | G. | se. | ? | dirty | + | ? | + | B. | |
11 | u.j. | w. | no | S.P. | L.H. : C.P. | out | yes | G. | se. | good | clean | + | – | – | B. | |
12 | u. j. | — | no | S.R.W.P. | L.H. : S.H. | out | yes | G. | se. | good | clean | + | nil. | nil | B. | |
13 | N. D. | 1898. | V.G. | |||||||||||||
14 | u.j. | w. | no | S.R.W.P. | S.H. : W.O. | out | yes | G. & B. | se. | good | clean | + | nil. | nil | B. | |
15 | N. D. | 1897 | V.G. | |||||||||||||
16 | u.j. | w. | no | none | F.R.H. | none | yes | G. | o.m. | –_ | – | ? | ? | ? | B. | |
17 | u.j. | w. | no | none | F.R.H. | none | yes | G. | o.m. | — | — | ? | ? | ? | B. | |
18 | clay. | — | no | none | C.P. | none | yes | G. & B. | se. | bad | clean | ? | nil. | — | B. | |
19 | Q. P. | exc. one | W.W. | P. out of order | G. | |||||||||||
20 | Q- P | exc. ven | ti latin | g m.h. cover | G. | |||||||||||
21 | U. j. | — | no | none | L.H. | none | yes | G. | o.m. | bad | dirty | B. | ||||
22 | – | — | yes | S.P. | L.H. : V.: W.O. | out | yes | G. | se. | bad | ? | + | + | ? | B. | |
23 | u. j. | s. d. | no | S.R.W.P. | L.H. : S.H. | out | one, no | B. | se. | good | dirty | + | + | + | V.B. | |
24 | u. j. | s. d. | no | S.R.W.P. | L.H. : V. : V. | in | yes | B. | se. | bad | dirty | + | + | ? | V.B. | |
25 | U. j. | – | no | S R.W.P. | L.H. : P.C. | out | 1 con'd. | B. & G. | se. | ? | ? | + | – | – | V.B. | |
26 | ? | yes | S.R.W.P. | V. : V. | out | yes | G. | si. | ?. | dirty | + | _ | – | B. | ||
27 | ? | yes | yes | S.H. : S.H. | in | yes | G. | se. | ? | clean | + | – | + | B. | ||
28 | N. D. | 1898 | V.G. | |||||||||||||
29 | Q. P. | |||||||||||||||
30 | clay | — | no | none | S.H. | none | yes | G. | se. | bed | clean | ? | – | – | B. | |
31 | u. j. | w. | no | S.R.W.P. | S.H. | out | yes | G. | se. | good | clean | + | + | – | B. | |
32 | c. j. | w. | no | none | L.H. | none | yes | G. | se. | 6 | clean | + | – | – | B. | |
33 | u.j. | w. m.d. | no | S.P. | S.H. : C.P. | in | none. | none. | se. | bad | clean | + | n. | n. | V.B. | |
SOUTH. | 1 | – | no | S.R.W.P. | C.P. : P.C. | out | yes | G. | si. | bad | ? | + | — | n. | B. | |
2. | u.j. | w. | no | s.r.w.p. | L.H. : P.c.: V. | in | yes | g. | bad | dirty | + | — | n. | B. | ||
3 | ? | ? | yes | yes | L.H. : v. : V. | in | yes | G. | se. | good | ? | + | – | + | B. | |
4 | clay | – | yes | s.R.W.P. | W.O.: W.O. | in | yes | g. | se. | good | dirty | + | – | n. | B. | |
5 | b. b. | w. | no | none | C.P. : C.P. | out | yes | g. & B. | se. | good | ? | ? | ? | ? | V.B. | |
6 | c. j. | w.m.d. | no | none | L.H. | none | yes | g. | se. | good | clean | + | – | – | B. | |
7 | b.b.: u.j. | w. | no | none | C.P. | in | no | B. | se. | good | clean | ? | ? | ? | V.B. |
N. D. Recently drained. Q. P. Everything apparently satisfactory.
Explanations.
Joints—u.j. Pipes without jointing material,
clay jointed with clay,
c.j. cement,
b.b. Brick barrel drain.
Soil—m. d. Ground much discoloured with sewage,
w. wet from leakage.
8. slightly discoloured.
Ventilation—S.R.W.P. Vent to drain (unventilated) by rain-water-pipe connected to top of soil pipe.
S.P. soil pipe.
W.C.—L.H. Long hopper, pan and trap.
S.H. Short do. do.
C.P. Cottage pan and trap.
F.R.H. Flush rim hopper.
P.C. Pan and container apparatus.
W.O. Wash-out pan and trap.
V. Valve apparatus.
G. Gully 1 rap.
B. Bell do.
L. Lip do.
? or — Test not used.
Tests.— + „ used with positive result.
nil. „ „ „ negative „
W. Water test.
St. Chemical test.
S. Smoke Test.
Water.—"si." Water from cistern supplying W.C.
u se." Supply from cistern cut off W.C.
" o.m." Supply off rising main.