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 Heston and Isleworth]
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Number of carcases and offal surrendered 13
Number of articles surrendered 26
Number of parcels suurendered 5
Number of organs or parts surrendered during
slaughtering 796
Infectious Diseases, Disinfections, etc.:
Number of visits made 775
Number of rooms disinfected (a) ordinary infectious
diseases301
(b) Tuberculosis 69
(c) Other diseases 15
Number of rooms stripped and cleansed after infectious
diseases—
(a) by owners or occupiers 22
(b) by local authority 6
Number of articles disinfected or destroyed 2117
Water Supply :
Number of supplies provided or re-instated 15
Number of cisterns cleansed, repaired, covered, etc. 12
Number of draw taps connected direct to main 123
Number of water service pipes or taps repaired 22
Approximate percentage of houses supplied on constant
system 99.95
Number of samples taken for analysis from local wells2
Number of samples found polluted or impure 2
Drainage and Sanitary Arrangements, etc., of existing Buildings :
Water Closets :
Number of water closets provided or re-constructed 14
Number of water closets provided in substitution for
dry receptacles 3
Number of walls, etc., cleansed 18
Number repaired, supplied with water or otherwise improved
427