[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Plumstead] page 42

Plumstead 1895

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Plumstead]

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TABLE X.

Summary of Nuisances abated, Notices served, and General Work of the Sanitary Department for 12 months, ended 31st December, 1895:—

	Inspections and Results.		Special in both Districts.	Total.
	West	East	Special in both Districts.	Total.
PREMISES INSPECTED.
No. of houses inspected, House to house	747	774		1021
„ „ re-inspected after service of notices ..	1795	1941	1315	5051
„ „ houses and premises specially inspected, re infectious diseases and complaints	1092	923	1216	3231
„ „ new buildings re certificates ..	..	..	203	203
„ „ where drains have been tested by smoke test	333	197	63	593
NUISANCES ABATED—
Drains.
Waste pipes from baths, lavatories, and wash-house sinks, repaired or discon nected from drains	42	56	36	134
Choked and defective drains remedied	127	163	132	422
Defective traps abolished	43	119	28	190
Defective and unventilated soil pipes remedied	20	59	14	93
Stables drained	4	4	2	10
Combined drains taken up and relaid	. .	..	33	33
No. of houses re-drained by combined drains	..	••	240	240
W.C.'s
W.C.'s repaired, new traps or pans provided, fittings repaired	168	214	85	467
Water supply apparatus repaired	271	250	199	720
Premises.
Interiors cleansed, repaired, and defectivo roofs repaired	66	196	53	315
Damp walls remedied	48	82	18	148
Paving in yards and wash-houses repaired	175	156	. 36	367
Through ventilation provided	19	10	11	40
Wash-houses without sinks and outlets for waste water	13	21	13	47
Defective guttering and rain water pipes	95	109	27	231
Dustbins supplied	707	981	196	1944