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Heston and Isleworth 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]

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Number repaired, supplied with water or otherwise
improved 268
Number of apparatus cleansed or unstopped 18
Approximate percentage of houses provided with water
closets 98
Sinks.
Number of new sinks provided 29
Number of sinks repaired or improved 43
Drains:
Number examined, exposed, etc. 5
Number un-stopped, repaired, trapped, etc. 122
Number of waste pipes provided, dis-connected, repaired,
trapped or un-stopped 59
Number of soil pipes fixed, repaired or improved 5
Number of ventilating shafts fixed, repaired or improved 43
Number of fresh air inlets provided, repaired or improved 38
Number of rain water pipes dis-connected from drain 43
Number of gully traps inserted or improved 136
Number of dis-connecting traps inserted 1
Number of inspection chambers inserted 5
Number of dis-connecting traps improved, sealed or
cleansed 6
Number of inspection chambers repaired, improved, sealed
or cleansed 15
Number of drains constructed or reconstructed 15
Total length of drain pipes laid (4" = 331') (6"=18') 349 ft.
Number of tests and re-tests applied 24
Number of other works executed 24
Cesspools:
Number rendered impervious, emptied, cleansed, etc. 4
Infectious Diseases, Disinfection, etc. :
Number of visits made 638
Number of rooms disinfected (a) ordinary infectious
diseases 293
(b) Tuberculosis 84
Number of rooms stripped and cleansed after infectious
diseases—