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 | 37 |
Cisterns provided | 9 |
Cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered | 23 |
Drains, new, provided | 17 |
Drainage systems made water-tight by patent process | 21 |
Drains, repaired or altered | 62 |
Drains, stoppages removed | 74 |
Dustbins provided | 103 |
Flushing cisterns, new, provided | 58 |
Flushing cisterns repaired | 90 |
Manure receptacles provided | - |
Overcrowding nuisances abated | 5 |
R.W. pipes disconnected | 5 |
Roofs repaired | 200 |
Rooms stripped and cleansed | 873 |
Verminous rooms cleansed | 10 |
Soilpipes, new. provided | 17 |
Soilpipes, repaired or altered | 7 |
Vent pipes, new, provided | 25 |
Vent pipes, repaired or altered | 32 |
Waste pipes, new, provided | 71 |
Waste pipes repaired, disconnected or trapped | 39 |
Water-closets, new, provided | 102 |
Water-closets, repaired or ventilated | 8 |
Water services restored | 45 |
Yards paved | 6 |
Yards repaired | 55 |
Guttering repaired | 129 |
Floors ventilated | 11 |
Nuisances abated from damp walls | 124 |
Water supply direct from main | 16 |
Sinks provided | 43 |
Rooms fumigated | 574 |
Other nuisances | 1,586 |
4,477 |