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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
Edmonton 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACTS
The work done during 1912 is set out in the list below.
Outworkers' Premises-
Rooms cleansed 7
Walls and ceilings repaired 1
Overcrowding abated 1
Drinking-water cisterns covered 1
W.C. flushing cisterns repaired 3
Water supplied to W.C. cisterns 1
New W.C. pans fixed 3
W.C. Hush-pipe joints repaired 2
Joint between pan and trap in W.C. repaired 1
Water fittings repaired 3
Sink-waste pipe repaired 1
Roofs repaired 5
Rainwater pipes and eaves' gutters repaired 3
Dampness remedied 2
New dustbins supplied 4
Drains unstopped 1
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Workshops—
Workrooms cleansed 6
Sufficient W.C. accommodation made 1
Water supplied to W.C. cisterns 4
W.C. flushing cisterns repaired 1
New W.C. pan fixed 1
W.C. flushpipe joint repaired 1
W.C. seats repaired 2
Movable privies cleansed 3
Floors repaired 1
Drinking water cisterns covered 3
Sink waste pipe repaired 1
Roofs repaired 1
Yard paving repaired 2
Dampness remedied 1
Drains unstopped 1
Rainwater pipes and eaves' gutters repaired 2
New dustbin supplied 1
Accumulation of refuse removed 1
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Factories-
Sufficient W.C. accommodation provided 1
Separate accommodation for sexes 1
W.C. flushing cisterns repaired 2
Water supplied to W.C. cisterns 2
W.C.s cleansed 7