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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
Edmonton 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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| Water taken from main | 5 |
| Drains examined, tested or exposed | 417 |
| Drains cleared, trapped or repaired | 532 |
| Drains reconstructed | 12 |
| Chambers inserted | 12 |
| Chambers sealed down | 21 |
| Soil and ventilation pipes renewed or repaired | 27 |
| Water closets repaired, cleansed or improved | 253 |
| Flushing cisterns repaired | 201 |
| Waste pipes renewed or repaired | 109 |
| Sinks repaired | 37 |
| Roofs repaired | 441 |
| Gutters and rainwater pipes repaired | 384 |
| Yards paved or repaired | 124 |
| Scullery floors repaired | 105 |
| Spaces under floors ventilated | 32 |
| Dampness remedied | 96 |
| Ventilation improved | 2 |
| Floors repaired | 132 |
| Coppers and stoves repaired | 379 |
| New dustbins supplied | 251 |
| Accumulation of refuse removed | 21 |
| Nuisances from animals abated | 4 |
| Gipsies removed | 271 |
| Other nuisances abated | 534 |
| Rooms cleansed after infectious disease | 101 |
Proceedings were instituted in 2 cases: against an owner-tenant, on
account of filthy rooms and an accumulation of rubbish, and against a gipsy.
The fines imposed were, respectively, two guineas and costs and five pounds
and costs.
Smoke Abatement.
No action has been taken this year with regard to smoke nuisance. The
only complaints received referred to one chimney stack emitting smuts—
usually on washing day!—and this has been much improved by the use of a
better coal and more careful stoking.