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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Sinks :
Number of new sinks provided 63
Number of sinks repaired or improved 37
Drains :
Number examined, exposed, etc. 60
Number unstopped, repaired, trapped, etc. 113
Number of waste pipes provided, disconnected, repaired, trapped or unstopped 58
Number of soil pipes fixed, repaired or improved 3
Number of ventilating shafts fixed, repaired or improved 22
Number of fresh air inlets provided, repaired or improved 26
Number of rain water pipes disconnected from drain 3
Number of gully traps inserted or improved 127
Number of disconnecting traps inserted 1
Number of inspection chambers inserted 22
Number of disconnecting chambers improved, sealed or cleansed 3
Number of inspection chambers repaired, improved, sealed or cleansed 14
Number of drains constructed or reconstructed 36
Total length of drain pipes laid (4 in.-1,487 ft.) (6 in.-173 ft.) 1660 ft.
Number of tests and re-tests applied 278
Number of other works executed 15
Approximate percentage of houses draining into Council's sewer 99
Cesspools :
Number rendered impervious, emptied, cleansed, etc. 1
Number abolished and drains connected to sewer 1
Removal of Household Refuse :
Number of new ashbins provided 87
Dampness:
Number of roofs stripped, renewed or repaired 237
Number of gutters and rain water oipes provided, repaired or unstopped 169
Number of instances in which external brickwork, sills, etc., repaired, renewed or
rendered impervious 587
Number of damp-proof courses provided 131
Number of sites covered with impervious material 10
Number of yards paved, repaired or drained 135
Number of forecourts paved, repaired or drained 17
Interior Work :
Number of rooms stripped and cleansed 331
Number of floors, walls and ceilings repaired or renewed 1,241
Number of rooms in which ventilation provided or improved 51
Number of rooms in which lighting provided or improved 17
Number of staircases replaced, repaired or improved 32
Number of instances in which lighting to staircases provided or improved 55
Number of handrails and balustrades to staircases, etc., provided or repaired 36
Number of window frames and sashes provided, repaired or unfixed 974
Number of doors and/or other woodwork renewed, repaired or improved 176
Number of stoves or grates provided or repaired 316
Number of washing coppers provided or repaired 89
Number of instances in which ventilation under floors provided or improved 77
Number of foodstores provided, cleansed or improved 66
Number of other repairs 89
Sundry Nuisances, etc :
Number of instances in which domestic cleansing enforced 19
Number of rooms sprayed for the removal of vermin by the Disinfector 194
Number of instances in which overcrowding abated 10
Number of instances of improper keeping of animals abated 17
Number of offensive accumulations removed 44
Number of pigstyes provided, repaired, cleansed or improved 7
Number of stables provided, repaired, cleansed, or improved 13
Number of urinals provided, repaired, cleansed or improved 4
Number of dung pits provided, repaired or improved 5
Number of other nuisances abated 54
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