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
Uxbridge 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Uxbridge RDC]
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| Plans of New Buildings, &c. approved (additions to old) | 3 |
| Cesspools emptied | 7 |
| Gipsy encampments inspected | 1 |
| Accumulation of refuse, nuisance from abated | 2 |
| Blockage in private drains removed | 5 |
| Publio sewer made good | 1 |
| Bed of river scoured | 1 |
| 20 | |
| Plans of new buildings approved representing 27 Houses | 8 |
| Plans of additions to old | 4 |
| Public pond cleansed | 1 |
| Samples of effluent from outfall sewer obtained | 7 |
| Filtration chambers cleansed, No. of times | 4 |
| Private drains opened and examined | 3 |
| Cesspools emptied | 5 |
| Blockage in publio sewer removed | 1 |
| Blockage in private sewers removed | 3 |
| New examination chambers constructed on line of public sewer | 3 |
| Ditto ditto (private ditto) | 2 |
| Accumulations of ashes removed | 3 |
| New public sewer laid 275 ft. of 9in. | 1 |
| New private sewer laid 400 ft. of 9-in. | 1 |
| Disinfectants delivered to occupants of dwellings | 4 |
| Auxiliary sewers opened and plunged (private) | |
| New dairies inspected and certificate granted, includes cow shed | 1 |
| Carried forward | 54 |