Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL OF SOUTHGATE. Table of Sanitary Work, 1898.
Sanitary District, Southgate.
WATER SUPPLY AND WATER SERVICE. | ||
Wells. | New Sunk | — |
Cleansed. Repaired, Etc. | — | |
Closed as Polluted | — | |
Houses, Water Laid on to | 27 | |
Percentage of Houses Supplied from Main | — | |
Cisterns. | New, Provided | — |
Cleansed. Repaired, Covered, Etc. | 41 | |
Overflow Pipes Disconnected from Drains | — | |
Flush Cisterns provided to W C.'s | 93 | |
Draw Taps Removed from Cisterns to Mains | 116 | |
Percentage of Houses Supplied on Constant System | 97% | |
EARTH CLOSETS. | ||
Water Closets Substituted for Dry Receptacles | ||
Water Closets. | DRAINAGE AND SEWAGE. | |
New Constructed | 3 | |
New Apparatus Provided | 143 | |
Repaired, Cleansed, Etc. | 89 | |
Supplied with Water, or Supply Rendered Efficient | 44 | |
Ventilated | – | |
Percentage of Houses Provided with Water Closets | Practically the w'le. | |
Drains. | Examined, Tested, Exposed, Etc. | 97 |
Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, Etc. | 30 | |
Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes, Etc., Disconnected. | 172 | |
Soil Pipes and Drains Ventilated. | 123 | |
Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted | 155 | |
Reconstructed | 142 | |
Cesspools. | Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, Etc. | 2 |
Abolished, and Drain connected with Sewer | — | |
Percentage of House Draining into Sewers | 99% | |
Sewers. | Yards of New Sewers Laid | — |
Yards of Sewers Reconstructed | 1500 |