Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE III.
The following is a summary of the nuisances abated, and sanitary improvements carried out under the supervision of the Inspectorial Staff:—
Accumulations removed | 28 |
Cisterns provided | 5 |
Cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered | 73 |
Drains, new, provided | 17 |
Drainage systems made water-tight by patent process | 22 |
Drains repaired or altered | 56 |
Drains, stoppages removed | 66 |
Dustbins provided | 96 |
Flushing cisterns, new, provided | 61 |
Flushing cisterns repaired | 143 |
Overcrowding nuisances abated | 3 |
R.W. pipes disconnected | 11 |
Roofs repaired | 171 |
Rooms stripped and cleansed | 1251 |
Verminous rooms cleansed | 10 |
Soilpipcs, new, provided | 21 |
Soilpipes repaired or altered | 8 |
Vent pipes, new, provided | 33 |
Vent pipes, repaired or altered | 34 |
Waste pipes, new, provided Waste pipes repaired, disconnected, or trapped | 93 60 |
Water-closets, new, provided | 116 |
Water-closets repaired or ventilated | 6 |
Water services restored | 48 |
Yards paved | 23 |
Yards repaired | 44 |
Guttering repaired | 177 |
Floors ventilated | 12 |
Nuisances abated from damp walls | 109 |
Water supply direct from main | 13 |
Sinks provided | 69 |
Rooms fumigated | 463 |
Other nuisances | 1870 |
5,212 |