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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Total length of drain pipes laid (4in.) 933ft.
Number of tests and retests applied 8O
Number of other works executed 7
Approximate percentage of houses draining into Council's
sewer 99
Cesspools:
Number rendered impervious, emptied, cleansed, etc. 3
Removal of Household Refuse:
Number of new ashbins provided 151
Dampness:
Number of roofs stripped, renewed or repaired 224
Number of gutters and rain water pipes provided, repaired
or unstopped 178
Number of instances in which external brickwork, sills,
etc., repaired, renewed or rendered impervious 282
Number of damp-proof courses provided 68
Number of yards paved, repaired or drained 114
Interior Work:
Number of rooms stripped and cleansed (other than in
connection with infectious disease) 308
Number of floors, walls & ceilings repaired or renewed 754
Number of rooms in which ventilation provided or im
proved 10
Number of rooms in which lighting provided or improved
3
Number of window frames and sashes provided, repaired
or unfixed 707
Number of stoves or grates provided or repaired 143
Number of instances in which ventilation under floors
provided or improved 88
Number of other repairs 70