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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
Ealing 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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FORM III.
DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE—
Water Closets—Repaired, Supplied with Water, or otherwise
Improved 388
Percentage of Houses provided with Water Closets 90 9
Drains - Examined, Tested, Exposed, &c. 319
Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, &c. 315
Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes, Disconnected, Repaired.
&c 120
New Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts fixed 115
Existing Soii Pipes or Ventilating Shafts Repaired 16
Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted 174
Reconstructed 96
Cesspools—Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, &c. 1
Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers 99.9
disinfection—
Rooms Disinfected—
Ordinary Infectious Diseases 356
Phthisis 24
Rooms Stripped and Cleansed 14
Articles Disinfected or Destroyed—
Ordinary Infectious Disease 3.702
Phthisis 129
DUST—
New Bins Provided 130
How Frequently is Dust Removed from each House ? Weekly.
Number of Complaints of Non-Removal received 47
Method or Disposal Destructor.
SUNDRY NUISANCES ABATED—
Overcrowding 21
Smoke 2
Accumulations of Refuse 48
Foul Ditches, Ponds, &c., and Stagnant Water 1
Foul Pigs and other Animal 32
Dampness 47
Yards Repaved or Repaired 298
Other Nuisances 227
Rooms Stripped and Cleaned 575
Ventilation under Floors Provided 99
Roofs Repaired 75