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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 1910
[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 410
Percentage of Houses provided with Water Closets 99.9
Drains - Examined, Tested, Exposed, &c. 350
Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, &c. 217
Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes, Disconnected, Repaired.
&c. 126
New Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts fixed 203
Existing Soii Pipes or Ventilating Shafts Repaired 24
Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted 205
Reconstructed 126
Cesspools—Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, &c. 1
Abolished and Drain connected to Sewer 1
Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers 99.9
DISINFECTION—
Rooms Disinfected—
Ordinary Infectious Diseases 304
Phthisis 55
Rooms Stripped and Cleansed 19
Articles Disinfected or Destroyed—
Ordinary Infectious Disease 3,536
Phthisis 135
DUST—
New Bins Provided 94
How Frequently is Dust Removed from each House ? Weekly.
Number of Complaints of Non-Removal received 72
Method or Disposal Destructor.
SUNDRY NUISANCES ABATED—
Overcrowding 26
Smoke 1
Accumulations of Refuse 38
Foul Ditches, Ponds, &c., and Stagnant Water 2
Foul Pigs and other Animals 30
Dampness 33
Yards Repaved or Repaired 333
Other Nuisances 326
Rooms Stripped and Cleansed (ordinary) 492
Ventilation under Floors Provided 105
Roofs Repaired 61