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Wimbledon 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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(b) Work carried out in default.
In two cases where nuisance orders had been made by the
Court but had not been complied with by the owners, the Corporation
executed the necessary works to abate the nuisances.
In two cases work was carried out by the Corporation in
default of the owners under Section 39, and in one case under Section
56, of the Public Health Act, 1936.
Six dustbins were supplied by the Corporation in default of the
owners.
Nuisances abated and defects remedied.

Table: The following table gives a summary of the nuisances abated and the sanitary improvements carried out, together with the defects remedied under the supervision of the sanitary inspectors:—

The following table gives a summary of the nuisances abated and the sanitary improvements carried out, together with the defects remedied under the supervision of the sanitary inspectors:—

Accumulations removed27
Cisterns provided1
Cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered10
Drains, new, provided20
Drains, repaired or altered89
Drains, stoppages removed114
Dustbins provided218
Flushing cisterns, new, provided16
Flushing cisterns, repaired98
Manure receptacles provided2
Rain-water pipes disconnected3
Roofs repaired549
Rooms stripped and cleansed1,598
Verminous rooms cleansed17
Soilpipes, new, provided8
Soilpipes, repaired or altered4
Vent pipes, new, provided7
Vent pipes, repaired or altered28
Waste pipes, new, provided25
Waste pipes, repaired, disconnected or trapped23
Water-closets, new, provided67
Water-closets, repaired or ventilated103
Water services restored15
Water supply direct from main9
Yards paved9
Yards repaired61
Guttering repaired222
Floors ventilated19
Nuisances from damp walls abated763
Sinks provided12
Other nuisances remedied6,909
Rooms disinfected273
Total11,319

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Work executed by the Borough Surveyor and rechargeable under
Section 24 of the Public Health Act, 1936.
Twenty-six sewers vested in the Local Authority by Section 20 of
the Public Health Act, 1936, were cleared or repaired.
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