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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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| Manure receptacles provided | — |
| Overcrowding nuisances abated | 4 |
| R.W. pipes disconnected | 9 |
| Roofs repaired | 142 |
| Rooms stripped and cleansed | 873 |
| Verminous rooms cleansed | 21 |
| Soilpipes, new, provided | 14 |
| Soilpipes, repaired or altered | 4 |
| Vent pipes, new, provided | 21 |
| Vent pipes, repaired or altered | 27 |
| Waste pipes, new, provided | 50 |
| Waste pipes repaired, disconnected or trapped | 39 |
| Water-closets, new, provided | 77 |
| Water-closets, repaired or ventilated | 2 |
| Water services restored | 24 |
| Yards paved | 9 |
| Yards repaired | 54 |
| Guttering repaired | 87 |
| Floors ventilated | 7 |
| Nuisances abated from damp walls | 114 |
| Water supply direct from main | 2 |
| Sinks provided | 23 |
| Rooms fumigated | 499 |
| Other nuisances | 1373 |
| 3910 |
The following information is supplied by Mr. T. Webster,
Borough Surveyor:—
Sewage Disposal Works.—Since the commencement of
1931 four additional percolating filters with appurtenant
works have been put into operation.
Two filters constructed about twenty years ago have been
reconditioned.
All these filters are giving a high degree of purification
to the sewage.
In addition, the modernisation of the sewage disposal
works is being proceeded with and four new filters are being
constructed.
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