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, 1904.
Sanitary District, Southgate.
WATER SUPPLY AND WATER SERVICE.
Wells. | New, Sunk | 0 |
Cleansed, Repaired, etc. | 1 | |
Closed as Polluted | 1 | |
Houses, Water Laid on to | 2 | |
Percentage of Houses Supplied from Main | 0 | |
Cisterns. | New Provided | 2 |
Cleansed,.Repaired, Covered, etc | 18 | |
Overflow Pipes Disconnected from Drains | 0 | |
Repaired, or New Flush Cisterns provided to W.C.'s | 52 | |
Draw-Taps Removed from Cistern to Mains | 19 | |
Percentage of Houses Supplied on Constant System | 90% | |
EARTH CLOSETS. | ||
Water Closets Substituted for Dry Receptacles | 2 | |
DRAINAGE AND SEWAGE. | ||
WaterCloaets | New, Constructed | 10 |
New Apparatus Provided | 67 | |
Repaired, Cleansed, etc | 63 | |
Ventilated | 0 | |
Percentage of Houses provided Water Closets | Practically the whole. | |
Drains. | Examined, Tested, Exposed, etc. | 79 |
Unstopped, Repaired, etc. | 36 | |
Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes, etc.. Disconnected | 48 | |
Soil Pipes and Drains Ventilated | 42 | |
Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted | 63 | |
Cesspools. | Reconstructed | 75 |
Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, etc. | 1 | |
Abolished and Drain connected with Sewer | 2 | |
Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers | 99% | |
Sewers | Yards of Sewers Laid | 8,369 |
Yards of Sewers Reconstructed | 782 |
J. W. H. BROWN, Sanitary Inspector.