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Ruislip-Northwood 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]

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DAIRIES AND MILK-SHOPS-
Number on Register 8
Contraventions of Regulations 1
Number of Inspections made and frequency of Inspections
twice a year 20
WATER SUPPLY AND WATER SERVICE—
Wells--Closed as Polluted 2
Percentage of Houses supplied from Public Water Service ... 80^
Constant System laid throughout the District —
Houses connected to Constant System 2
DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE—
Water Closets—New Constructed in New Houses ... ... 111
„ „ Existing Houses ... ... 11
Repaired, Supplied with Water, or otherwise
Improved ... ... ... ... ... 6
Percentage of Houses provided with Water Closets ... ... 80"]•
Drains--Examined, Tested, Exposed, &c. ... ... ... ... 152
Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, &c. .. ... — 120
Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes Diconnected,
Repaired, &c. ... ... ... 29
Reconstructed ... ... ... ... ... ... 11
Existing Soil Pipes or Ventilating shafts Repaired ... 13
Cesspools—Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, &c. ... 3
Abolished, and Drain connected to Sewer ... ... 20
Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers ... ... ... 70^
DISINFECTION—
Rooms Disinfected ... ... ... ... 16
Rooms Stripped and Cleansed ... ... ... 12
DUST—
New Bins provided after serving Intimation Notices ... ... 23
Periodical Frequency of Dust Removal ... ... ... Weekly
Number of Complaints of Non-Removal received ... 9
Method of Disposal—By tipping
SUNDRY NUISANCES ABATED—
Overcrowding ... ... ... ... '
Accumulation of Refuse ... ... ... ... ... 8
„ „ (Manure) ... ... ... ... ... 3
Foul Ditches, Ponds, &c., and Stagnant Water 5
Foul Pigs and other Animals ... ... ... 6
Dampness ... 1
Other Nuisances ... ... 19
Yards paved and repaired 2