Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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Table XIII.
1896. | 1897. | |
---|---|---|
Soil pipes ventilated | 264 | 298 |
Bath, Sink, and other Waste Pipes disconnected | 441 | 517 |
Drains unstopped or repaired | 118 | 151 |
Defective Drains re-constructed | 372 | 387 |
Trapped Gullies fixed | 540 | 631 |
Water Closet apparatus cleaned and repaired | 169 | 195 |
Water Closets fixed | 290 | 304 |
Water Waste Preventer Cisterns fixed | 298 | 299 |
Drinking Water Cisterns cleaned and repaired | 132 | 140 |
Houses provided with water | 12 | 10 |
Water Supply of W.C.'s separated from drinking water | 36 | 24 |
Dustbins repaired | 13 | 5 |
,, provided | 108 | 62 |
Yard surfaces paved or repaired | 47 | 15 |
Cesspools abolished | 8 | 5 |
Overcrowding abated | 37 | 30 |
Houses and premises cleansed | 154 | 123 |
Roofs and rain-water pipes repaired | 29 | 11 |
Offensive accumulations removed | 58 | 65 |
Wire manure cages provided | 31 | 20 |
Nuisances from the keeping of animals | 7 | 7 |
Underground rooms discontinued for use as sleeping apartments | 10 | 3 |
Smoke nuisances | 3 | 10 |
Removal of Hog's Wash in unsuitable receptacles | 16 | 10 |
Miscellaneous nuisances | 76 | 33 |
3,219 | 3,355 |