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
Harrow 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow-on-the-Hill]
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SANITARY WORK EXECUTED.
Drains inspected or tested 66
Drains unstopped 53
Drains repaired 25
Drains reconstructed —
Disconnecting and trap chambers inserted 1
New soil pipes provided 2
Soil pipes repaired or altered 3
New vent pipes provided 2
Vent pipes repaired or altered 7
New waste pipes provided 1
Waste pipes repaired, disconnected or trapped 2
New w.c.'s provided 8
W.C.'s repaired 18
New flushing cisterns provided l
Flushing cisterns repaired 8
New cisterns provided —
Cisterns cleansed 4
Overflow to cistern disconnected —
New draw tap from main provided 3
Water service restored 4
New dustbins provided 30
Houses cleansed and repaired 59
Houses overcrowded 10
Dampness remedied 37
Floors ventilated 7
Floors repaired 10
Roofs repaired 37
Yards paved 20
Yards cleansed 3
Accumulation of refuse removed 17
Ditches cleaned out 2
Pigs and other animals 8
Caravans observed 12
Nuisances therefrom 5
Removed from district 12
Other defects 149