Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition, vital statistics, &c., of the Parish of St. Luke, Middlesex for the year 1899
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Sanitary Inspectors' Report.
To Dr. Yarrow,
S ir,
We beg to present the following report of our work in the Public Health Department during the year ending December 31st, 1899, as compared with the previous year:—
1899. | 1898. | |
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Premises inspected | 3488 | 2624 |
Re-inspections for following up work | 9435 | 8865 |
Houses cleansed and repaired | 855 | 721 |
Dust receptacles provided and repaired | 198 | 262 |
Yards and areas to houses paved and amended | 252 | 321 |
Traps provided to yard and house drains | 243 | 234 |
Water receptacles cleansed, provided with covers | 67 | 150 |
Water supplies re-instated | 20 | 18 |
Drains amended and obstructions removed | 210 | 383 |
Premises provided with new pipe drains | 64 | 272 |
Rain-water pipes disconnected from drains and repaired | 121 | 95 |
Lavatory sink wastes disconnected from drains | 64 | 90 |
Water closets re-constructed | 311 | 165 |
,, water supply re-instated | 195 | 207 |
Soil pipes re-instated and ventilated | 68 | 102 |
Water closet pans cleansed | 81 | 173 |
Overcrowding abated | 155 | 118 |
Illegal occupation of underground rooms abated | 12 | 19 |
Roofs and gutters amended | 169 | 240 |
Accumulations of manure removed | 53 | 60 |
Accumulations of rubbish removed | 20 | — |
Manure receptacles provided | 4 | 6 |
Damp walls (houses) abated | 29 | 23 |
Cesspools abolished | 3 | 5 |
Water closets provided with permanent ventilation | 40 | - |
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance, same abated | 11 | 21 |
Miscellaneous nuisances, same abated | 81 | 111 |
Wells abolished | 2 | 1 |
Cisterns abolished and water supplied direct from main | 51 | 20 |
No. of rooms fumigated | 419 | 442 |
No. of sets of bedding and clothing disinfected | 283 | 402 |
No. of intimations served | 1113 | 1794 |
Dust accumulations reported to Scavenging Department | 112 | 131 |