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 | 30 |
Cisterns provided | 1 |
Cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered | 89 |
Drains, new, provided | 6 |
Drainage systems made water-tight by patent process | 14 |
Drains, repaired or altered | 56 |
Drains, stoppages removed | 75 |
Dustbins provided | 115 |
Flushing cisterns, new, provided | 51 |
Flushing cisterns repaired | 110 |
Manure receptacles provided | 2 |
Overcrowding nuisances abated | 6 |
R.W. pipes disconnected | 10 |
Roofs repaired | 227 |
Rooms stripped and cleansed | 883 |
Verminous rooms cleansed | 9 |
Soilpipes, new, provided | 14 |
Soilpipes, repaired or altered | 13 |
Vent pipes, new, provided | 20 |
Vent pipes, repaired or altered | 39 |
Waste pipes, new, provided | 71 |
Waste pipes repaired, disconnected or trapped | 60 |
Water-closets, new, provided | 72 |
Water-closets, repaired or ventilated | 8 |
Water services restored | 39 |
Yards paved | 11 |
Yards repaired | 70 |
Guttering repaired | 180 |
Floors ventilated | 15 |
Nuisances abated from damp walls | 181 |
Water supply direct from main | 6 |
Sinks provided | 41 |
Rooms fumigated | 512 |
Other nuisances | 2215 |
5,251 |