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 1926 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Drains— | |
| Drains repaired or renewed | 486 |
| „ cleansed | 57 |
| „ unstopped | 29 |
| „ ventilated | 59 |
| Manholes repaired or renewed | 355 |
| Carried to a sufficient height above windows | 4 |
| Ventilating pipes of drains repaired or renewed | 77 |
| Fresh air inlets repaired or renewed | 98 |
| Soil pipes repaired or renewed | 195 |
| ,, ventilated | 24 |
| Gully traps removed from improper positions | 40 |
| Inlets or surface drains trapped | 13 |
| Washouse or scullery paving repaired or renewed | 27 |
| Areas cleansed | 4 |
| Area paving repaired or renewed | 89 |
| Areas drained | 63 |
| Yards or other open spaces paved | 95 |
| Paving of yards or other open spaces repaired or renewed | 199 |
| Yards or other open spaces drained | 55 |
| Buildings in which horses, &c., are kept; floors paved or repaired | 5 |
| Dust bins provided | 339 |
| Fixed ashpits removed | 10 |
| Accumulations or deposits of refuse removed | 706 |
| Manure receptacles provided | 1 |
| Nuisance from the improper deposit of trade refuse abated | 3 |
| Nuisances from the improper keeping of animals abated (pigeons, fowls, ducks and rabbits) | 4 |