London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Marylebone 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone]
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TABLE III.—
Sanitary defects found and dealt with:
| WATER SUPPLY— | |
| Number of Houses found without water | 9 |
| Number of cases in which the drinking water and the supply to the w.c. were the same | 6 |
| Cisterns found dirty | 26 |
| Cisterns imperfectly covered | 23 |
| Cisterns removed from unsuitable positions | 3 |
| Overflow pipes connected to soil pipes or drains | 5 |
| Defective water fittings | 51 |
| WATER CLOSETS— | |
| New closets provided at wharves, workshops or factories | 37 |
| Closets re-constructed „ „ | 12 |
| New closets provided at registered houses | 8 , |
| Closets re-constructed at dwelling „ | 1 |
| Closets without water supplies | 32 |
| Closets with defective water supplies | 97 |
| Closets defective, stopped or dirty | 145 |
| Closets with insufficient light or ventilation | 15 |
| Defective soil pipes | 11 |
| Urinals defective, foul, or without water supplies | 5 |
| DRAINS— | |
| Premises provided with new drains | 55 |
| Drains stopped | 46 |
| Drains defective | 59 |
| Drains untrapped | 13 |
| Drains with defective traps | 7 |
| Waste pipes from sinks, &c., connected to drains | 21 |
| Stack pipes connected to drains | 31 |
| DUST BINS— | |
| New sanitary bins provided | 23 |
| Dust Bins repaired | 11 |
| YARDS— | |
| Yards repaved | 9 |
| Paving repaired | 50 |
| Sculleries, cellars, &c., repaved | 8 |
| Yards in foal condition | 16 |
| Sculleries or wash-houses foul from want of whitewashing, &c. | 29 |