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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| Brought forward | 54 |
| Public sewers flushed No. of times | 12 |
| Public ventilators fixed | ] |
| Sludge cart repaired | 1 |
| Water cart repaired | 1 |
| Aihes removed by dust cart No. of days | 2 |
| Outfall sewer scoured No. of times | 1 |
| Filtration chambers repaired | 1 |
| 73 | |
| HAYES. | |
| Plans of new buildings approved, representing 15 tenements | 2 |
| Plans of additions to old buildings | 3 |
| Samples of water obtained from private wells for Medical Officer of Health | 4 |
| Samples of water obtained from public wells for Dr. Muter | 2 |
| Samples of water obtained from discharge at outfall sewers | 7 |
| Ponds cleansed | 2 |
| Ponds cleansed partly only | 1 |
| Wells cleansed, repaired, and added to | 1 |
| Public sewers opened and relieved from blockage | 3 |
| Foul bedding, &c., destroyed | 1 |
| Proceedings before Justices in cases | 1 |
| Disinfectants supplied to occupants of dwellings | 1 |
| Ashes removed by dust cart, No. of days | 1 |
| Soil removed from open sewers, No. of days | 10 |
| Public sewers scoured | 11 |
| Filtration chambers cleansed, No. of times | 6 |
| Public intercepting chambers, cleansed No. of times | 6 |
| New public sewer laid 9-in. 225 ft. of (nr. the Crown Inn) | 1 |
| New public sewer laid 9-in. 70 ft. of (Sextons Lane) | 1 |
| New public sewer laid 6-in. til ft. of (Sextons Lane) | 1 |
| carried forward | 65 |