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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County of Middlesex.— Sanitary Work, 1910. District of South gate.
Drainage and Sewerage of existing Buildings. | Disinfection. | Dust. | Sundry Nuisances Abated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Water Closets. | Drains. | Cesspools. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Water Closets substituted for Dry Receptacles. | Repaired, Supplied with Water, or otherwise Improved. | Percentage of Houses provided with Water Closets. | Examined, Tested, Exposed, &c. | Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, &c. | Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes Disconnected, Repaired, &c. | New Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts fixed. | Existing Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts Repaired. | Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted. | Reconstructed. | Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, Ac. | Abolished, and Drain connected to Sewer. | Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers. | Rooms Disinfected (a) ordinary infectious diseases, (/•) Phthisis. | 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, (b) by Tipping, (c) Other, state method. | Overcrowding. | Smoke. | Accumulations of Refuse. | Foul Ditches. Ponds, &c., and Stagnant Water. | Foul Pigs and other Animals. | Dampness. | Yards Re-paved or Repaired. | Other Nuisances. | ||
6 | 114 | Practically all. | 118 | 42 | 63 | 33 | 1 | 66 | 30 | 4 | 4 | Practically all. | 136 | 45 | Weekly. | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 36 | |||||
5215 | 14 | 612 | 153 |
J. W. H. BROWN, Sanitary Inspector.