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Southgate 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL OF SOUTHGATE Table of Sanitary Work, 1900.
Sanitary District, Southgate.
| WATER SUPPLY AND WATER SERVICE. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wells. | New, Sunk | — |
| Cleansed, Repaired, &c. | — | |
| Closed as Poluted | — | |
| Houses, Water Laid on to | — | |
| Percentage of Houses Supplied from Main | — | |
| Cisterns. | New, Provided | — |
| Cleansed, Repaired, Covered, &c. | 17 | |
| Overflow Pipes Disconnected from Drains | — | |
| Repaired, or New Flush Cisterns provided to W.C.'s | 74 | |
| Draw-Taps Removed from Cistern to Mains | 25 | |
| Percentage of Houses Supplied on Constant System | 97% | |
| EARTH CLOSETS. | ||
| Water Closets Substituted for Dry Receptacles | 1 | |
| DRAINAGE AND SEWAGE. | ||
| Water Closets. | New, Constructed | 15 |
| New Apparatus Provided | 109 | |
| Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | 57 | |
| Ventilated | — | |
| Percentage of Houses provided Water Closets | Practically the whole. | |
| Drains. | Examined, Tested, Exposed, &c. | 67 |
| Unstopped, Repaired, &c. | 32 | |
| Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes, &c., Disconnected | 107 | |
| Soil Pipes and Drains Ventilated | 79 | |
| Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted | 89 | |
| Reconstructed | 81 | |
| Cesspools. | Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, &c. | — |
| Abolished and Drain connected with Sewer | — | |
| Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers | 99% | |
| Sewers. | Yards of Sewers Laid | 734 |
| Yards of Sewers Reconstructed | 695 | |