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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

Southgate 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]

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Table: URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL OF SOUTHGATE. Table of Sanitary Work, 1898.Sanitary District, Southgate.

URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL OF SOUTHGATE. Table of Sanitary Work, 1898.

Sanitary District, Southgate.

DISINFECTION.
Rooms Fumigated64
Rooms Stripped and Cleansed61
Articles Disinfected or Destroyed26
DUST.
Dust-bins Repaired—
New Movable Bins Provided105
Periodical Frequency of Dust RemovalWeekly
Number of Complaints of Non Removal Received21
Roofs Repaired, &c.61
DAMPNESS.
Guttering and Rain Pipes Repaired, &c.47
Gardens, Area, &c., Levelled and Drained5
Yards Paved and Drained129
Surface adjoining Houses Paved—
Dry Areas Provided1
Ventilation below Floor Provided63
Basements Rendered Impervious1
SUNDRY NUISANCES ABATED.
Overcrowding3
Smoke1
Accumulations of Refuse9
Foul Ditches, Ponds, &c., and Stagnant Water3
Foul Pigs and other Animals2
Other Nuisances6

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J. W. H. BROWN,
Sanitary Inspector.