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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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 removed | 37 |
Cisterns provided | 8 |
Cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered | 17 |
Drains, new, provided | 12 |
Drainage Systems made water-tight by patent process | 28 |
Drains, repaired or altered | 61 |
Drains, stoppages removed | 56 |
Dustbins provided | 133 |
Flushing cisterns, new and provided | 53 |
Flushing cisterns repaired | 67 |
Manure receptacles provided | 1 |
Overcrowding nuisances abated | 4 |
Rain-water pipes disconnected | 1 |
Roofs repaired | 108 |
Rooms stripped and cleansed | 771 |
Verminous rooms cleansed | 36 |
Soilpipes, new, provided | 15 |
Soilpipes, repaired or altered | 10 |
Vent pipes, new, provided | 20 |
Vent pipes, repaired or altered | 18 |
Waste pipes, new, provided | 95 |
Waste pipes repaired, disconnected or trapped | 27 |
Water-closets, new, provided | 88 |
Water-closets, repaired or ventilated | 13 |
Water services restored | 27 |
Yards paved | 4 |
Yards repaired | 60 |
Guttering repaired | 62 |
Floors ventilated | 6 |
Nuisances abated from damp walls | 87 |
Water supply direct from main | 13 |
Sinks provided | 17 |
Rooms fumigated | 423 |
Other nuisances | 1,159 |
3,537 |