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Southgate 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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County of Middlesex.—Sanitary Work, 1908. District of Southgate. 35
| Water Closets. | Percentage of Houses provided with Water Closets. | Drains. | Cesspools. | Disinfection. | Dust. | Sundry Nuisances Abated | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Water Closets substituted for Dry Receptacles. | Repaired, Supplied with Water, or otherwise Improved. | Examined, Tested, Exposed, &c. | Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, &c. | Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes Disconnected, Repaired, &c. | New Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts repaired. | Existing Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts Repaired. | Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted. | Reconstructed. | Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, &c. | Abolished, and Drain connected to Sewer. | Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers. | Rooms Disinfected (a) ordinary infectious diseases, (£) Phthisss. | Rooms Stripped and Cleansed. | Articles Disinfected or Destroyed, (a) Ordinary infectious disease, (b) Phthisis. | New Bins provided. | How frequently is Dust Removed from each house? | Number of Complaints of Non-Removal received. | Methods of Disposal (a) Destructor. (6) by Tipping, (c) Other, state method. | Overcrowding. | Smoke. | Accumulations of Refuse. | Foul Ditches. Pouds,&c and Stagnant Water. | Foul Pigs and other Animals. | Dampness. | Yards Paved or Repaired. | Other Nuisances. | |
| Nil. | 94 | Practically all. | 62 | 23 | 81 | 43 | 2 | 53 | 48 | 5 | Nil. | Practically all. | 266 a 17 b | 203 | 1166 a 62 b | 67 | Weekly. | 17 | b | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 73 | 24 |
J. W. H. BROWN, Sanitary Inspector.