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Southgate 1898
[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 | |