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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

Southwark 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE 16.Summary of Sanitary Works completed under the Public Health Act during the year 1937.

TABLE 16.

Summary of Sanitary Works completed under the Public Health Act during the year 1937.

Intimation Notices complied with3,127
Drains reconstructed61
Drains repaired155
Drains intercepted and ventilated87
Drains unstopped204
Gullies provided81
Soil-pipes provided or repaired166
Closets provided394
Closet pans and traps628
Water apparatus repaired593
Sink, Lavatory and waste pipes1,181
Rainwater pipes repaired, etc.252
Water supply to upper floors33
Draw taps on main33
New water supplies30
Roofs and gutters repaired1,540
Paving repaired304
Dampness abated897
Rooms cleansed3,143
Sub-floor ventilation36
Staircase ventilated51
Dust-bins provided1,200
Overcrowding abated2
Miscellaneous nuisances abated5,602

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3,320 Intimation Notices were served during the year.
1,245 Statutory Notices were served during the year.