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Hayes and Harlington 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]

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WATER SUPPLY AND SERVICE.
Percentage of Houses supplied from Public Service 98.78
Number of Samples obtained for Analysis:
From Local Wells 2
Polluted Wells closed i
Wells cleansed i
DISINFECTION.
Rooms Disinfected— Ordinary Infectious Disease 74
,, ,, Phthisis 9
SUMMARY OF NUISANCES ABATED AND IMPROVEMENTS
EFFECTED DURING THE YEAR.
Overcrowding abated 57
Houses re-drained 2
Inspection Chambers provided 4
New Drain Ventilating Pipes 1
New Yard Gullies fixed 5
Drains repaired 7
New W.C. Pans and Traps fixed 3
New Flushing Cisterns fixed 8
Flushing Cisterns repaired 22
W.C. Pans and Apartments repaired 34
Stoppages removed from drains 23
Inspection Chambeis repaired 9
Rooms cleansed and repaired 251
Roofs, Gutters and Rainwater Pipes repaired 55
Paving to Yards repaired 31
Dampness remedied 9
Accumulations of Refuse removed 2
Sink Waste Pipes repaired 19
Cesspools emptied 15
New Dust Bins provided 198
Other Nuisances 51
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