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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 1933

[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 Sanitary Staff of the Public Health Department:—

TABLE III.

The following is a summary of the nuisances abated, and sanitary improvements carried out, under the supervision of the Sanitary Staff of the Public Health Department:—

Accumulations removed37
Cisterns provided8
Cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered17
Drains, new, provided12
Drainage Systems made water-tight by patent process28
Drains, repaired or altered61
Drains, stoppages removed56
Dustbins provided133
Flushing cisterns, new and provided53
Flushing cisterns repaired67
Manure receptacles provided1
Overcrowding nuisances abated4
Rain-water pipes disconnected1
Roofs repaired108
Rooms stripped and cleansed771
Verminous rooms cleansed36
Soilpipes, new, provided15
Soilpipes, repaired or altered10
Vent pipes, new, provided20
Vent pipes, repaired or altered18
Waste pipes, new, provided95
Waste pipes repaired, disconnected or trapped27
Water-closets, new, provided88
Water-closets, repaired or ventilated13
Water services restored27
Yards paved4
Yards repaired60
Guttering repaired62
Floors ventilated6
Nuisances abated from damp walls87
Water supply direct from main13
Sinks provided17
Rooms fumigated423
Other nuisances1,159
3,537