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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Beddington and Wallington 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]

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Table: DETAILS OF DEFECTS REMEDIED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED DURING THE YEAR.

DETAILS OF DEFECTS REMEDIED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED DURING THE YEAR.

Water fitting's repaired8
Drains relaid or repaired30
Drains unstopped and cleansed23
Soil pipes and ventilating pipes repaired or renewed31
Manholes newly constructed or repaired14
Gullies renewed or cleansed5
New stoppers fixed in rodeyes of interceptors5
New pans fixed to water-closets4
Flushing- cisterns to water-closets repaired or renewed6
Flush pipes and pan joints repaired or renewed6
Glazed stoneware sinks provided2
Waste pipes from sinks, etc., repaired and renewed7
New dustbins provided21
Yards paved or paving repaired9
Roofs and gutters repaired41
Damp-proof courses fixed7
External walls repaired11
Internal walls repaired49
Rooms cleansed102
Windows repaired41
Fireplaces repaired13
Offensive refuse removed5
Miscellaneous defects remedied22
Total*462

Table: SUMMARY OF WORK DONE DURING THE YEAR.

SUMMARY OF WORK DONE DURING THE YEAR.

Number of houses inspected292
Number of visits to works in progress and re-inspections693
Number of visits to schools25
Number of miscellaneous visits and inspections377
Number of visits to dairies, cowsheds and milkshops135
Number of visits to factories and workshops120
Number of visits to slaughterhouse and food stores311
Number of visits to piggeries14
Number of visits to stables121
Number of visits to urinals61
Number of visits re infectious disease110
Number of visits re rats107
Number of complaints received and investigated81
Number of preliminary notices served (nuisances)138
Number of statutory notices served (nuisances)5