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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 1938

[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 1938.

TABLE 16. Summary of Sanitary Works completed under the Public Health Act during the year 1938.

Intimation Notices complied with3,832
Drains reconstructed75
Drains repaired180
Drains intercepted and ventilated115
Drains unstopped215
Gullies provided147
Soil-pipes provided or repaired198
Closets provided566
Closet pans and traps790
Water apparatus repaired619
Sink, Lavatory and waste pipes1,670
Rainwater pipes repaired, etc.300
Water supply to upper floors104
Draw taps on main24
New water supplies71
Roofs and gutters repaired1,647
Paving repaired354
Dampness abated1,429
Rooms cleansed4,769
Sub-floor ventilation60
Staircase ventilated60
Dust-bins provided1,048
Miscellaneous nuisances abated9,089

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4,464 Intimation Notices were served during the year.
1,306 Statutory Notices were served during the year.