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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Plumstead 1896

Third annual report 1896-7

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Table: TABLE IX.Summary of Nuisances abated, Notices served, and General Work of the Sanitary Department for 12 months, ended 31st December, 1896:—

TABLE IX.

Summary of Nuisances abated, Notices served, and General Work of the Sanitary Department for 12 months, ended 31st December, 1896:—

PREMISES INSPECTED.West District Inspector.East District Inspector.Chief Inspector.Total
No. of Houses inspected, House to house7758451620
,, Re-inspections, after service of notices1727197513305032
,, Houses and premises specially inspected including infectious diseases and complaints66478912042657
,, New buildings, re water certificates——208208
,, Houses where drains have been tested by smoke test13020375408
NUISANCES ABATED. Drains. Waste pipes from baths, lavatories and wash-house sinks, repaired or disconnected from drains704718135
Choked and defective drains141166176483
Defective traps12811216256
Defective and unventilated soil pipes18291057
Combined drains examined and referred to Works Department——3838
No. of houses affected by the defective combined drains——217217
W.C.'s W.C.'s repaired, new traps or pans provided, fittings repaired29821161570
Water supply apparatus repaired17410442320
Premises. Interiors cleansed, repaired, and defective roofs repaired10034638484
Damp walls remedied439819160
Paving in yards and wash-houses repaired1159725237
Through ventilation provided918330
Wash-houses without sinks and outlets for waste water3326564
Defective guttering and rain-water pipes14216532339
Dustbins supplied5274862541267
Dung pits provided142319

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