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, 1902.
Sanitary District, Soutiic/ate.
WATER SUPPLY AND WATER SERVICE.
Wells. | New, Sunk | — |
Cleansed, Repaired, &c | 1 | |
Closed as Polluted | — | |
Houses, Water Laid on to | — | |
Percentages of Houses Supplied from Main | — | |
Cisterns. | New Provided | — |
Cleansed, Repaired, Covered, &c | 10 | |
Overflow Pipes Disconnected from Drains | — | |
Repaired, or New Flush Cisterns provided to W.C.'s | 56 | |
Draw-Taps Removed from Cistern to Mains | 8 | |
Percentage of Houses Supplied on Constant System | 97% | |
EARTH CLOSETS. | ||
Water Closets Substituted for Dry Receptacles | ||
DRAINAGE AND SEWAGE. | ||
Water Closets. | New, Constructed | 7 |
New Apparatus Provided | 60 | |
Bepaired, Cleansed, &c | 36 | |
Ventilated | ||
Percentage of Houses provided Water Closets | practically tlie whole. | |
Drains. | Examined, Tested, Exposed, &c | 93 |
Unstopped, Repaired, &c. | 36 | |
Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes, &c., Disconnected | 46 | |
Soil Pipes and Drains Ventilated | 50 | |
Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted | 66 | |
Reconstructed | 76 | |
Cesspools. | Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, &c. | 1 |
Abolished and Drain connected with Sewer | I | |
Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers | 99% | |
Sewers. | Yards of Sewers Laid | 4603 |
Yards of Sewers Reconstructed | 669 |