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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

Wimbledon 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Table: TABLE III.The following is a summary of the nuisances abated and sanitary improvements carried out under the supervision of the Inspectorial Staff:—

TABLE III.

The following is a summary of the nuisances abated and sanitary improvements carried out under the supervision of the Inspectorial Staff:—

Accumulations removed25
Cisterns provided8
Cisterns repaired, cleansed, or covered79
Drains (new) provided9
Drainage systems made water-tight by patent process22
Drains, repaired or altered69
Drains, stoppage removed71
Dustbins provided136
Flushing boxes (new) provided66
Flushing boxes repaired99
Manure receptacles provided1
R.W. pipes disconnected17
Roofs repaired223
Rooms disinfected371
Rooms stripped and cleansed1,278
Verminous rooms cleansed13
Soil pipes (new) provided22
Soil pipes repaired or altered8
Ventilating pipes (new) provided48
Ventilating pipes repaired or altered44
Waste pipes (new) provided189
Waste pipes repaired, disconnected, or trapped52
Water-closets (new) provided117
Water-closets repaired or ventilated12
Water services restored22
Yards repaired19
Yards paved58
Guttering repaired176
Floors ventilated21
Nuisances abated from damp walls98
Water taken direct from main13
Sinks provided48
Other nuisances1,571
Total5,005