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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Water Supply and Water Service. | Drainage and Sewerage of existing Buildings. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Wells. | Percentage of Houses supplied from Public Water Service. | Cisterns. | Draw-Taps placed on Mains. | Percentage of Houses supplied on Constant System. | Number of Samples obtained for analysis. | Water Closets. | Percentage of Houses provided with Water Closets. | Drains. | Cesspools. | Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers. | ||||||||||||
New Sunk. | Cleansed, Repaired, Ac. | Closed as Polluted. | New Provided. | Cleansed, Repaired, Covered, &c. | Number of Water Closets substituted for Dry Receptacles. | Repaired, Supplied with Water, or otherwise Improved. | Examined, Tested, Exposed, Ac. | Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, Ac. | Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes Dis- connected, 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. | |||||||
From Local Wells. | From Public Supply. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Practically all. | Nil. | 17 | 5 | Practically all. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | 81 | Practically all. | 678 | 66 | 186 | 12 | 10 | 47 | 21 | 2 | Nil. | Practically all. |