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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

Westminster 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster]

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Table: The following nuisances have been abated, and defects remedied upon notices served:—

The following nuisances have been abated, and defects remedied upon notices served:—

Water closets (new fixed and old repaired)121
Drains (new laid, repairs, and stoppages cleared)72
Water apparatus27
Dust receptacles54
Premises in an uncleanly condition361
Overcrowding18
Underground rooms illegally occupied3
Premises improperly ventilated15
Yard paving57
Limewhiting of yards98
Houses in which infectious diseases occurred130
Bakehouses5
Animals improperly kept3
Accumulations of manure, &c.57
Receptacles for manure1
Black smoke7
Registration of houses let in lodgings2
Miscellaneous180
Total1,211

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I remain,
My Lords and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
JOHN NORTON, M.D., D.P.H., M.R.C.S.,
Medical Officer of Health.
February, 1898