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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 1898

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health, 1898

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Table: TABLE IX.Summary of Notices abated, Notices served, and General Work of the Public Health Department for 12 months ending 31st December, 1898.

TABLE IX.

Summary of Notices abated, Notices served, and General Work of the Public Health Department for 12 months ending 31st December, 1898.

PREMISES INSPECTED.West District Inspector.Central District Inspector.South District Inspector.From 23rd Sep. to Dec.Chief Inspector.Total
East District Inspector.
No. of Houses inspected, House to house5807741311230..2895
„ Re-inspections after service of notices2044217919804609657628 3105
„ Houses and Premises specially inspected, including infectious diseases and complaints7837054381311048
„ New buildings re water certificates ..........312312 337 96
„ Houses where drains have been tested by smoke test55402820212
„ Houses where drains have been tested by water25148454
NUISANCES ABATED.
Drains.
Waste pipes from baths, lavatories and wash-house sinks, repaired or disconnected11795161613257
Choked and defective drains1452432047762731
Defective traps6540461011172
Defective and unventilated soil pipes254261864 54
Combined drains examined and referred to Works Department........54
No. of houses affected by the defective combined drains..........301
W.C.'s
W.C.'s repaired, new traps or pans provided, fittings repaired26736229382591063
Water supply apparatus repaired1032361635642600
Premises.
Interiors cleansed, repaired, and defective roofs repaired2322512237234812
Damp walls remedied211205641911510
Paving in yards and wash-houses repaired1811941265526582
Through ventilation provided472617191
Wash-houses without sinks and outlets for waste water1772..430
Defective guttering and rain-water pipes75188694518395
Dustbins supplied24928528369832
Dung pits provided725....14
Basements closed as unfit for habitation30........30