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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
Fulham 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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96.
The following works were carried out and repairs effected as a result of the action of the Sanitary Inspectors:—
| Drains tested | 1,715 |
| Drains relaid | 174 |
| Drains repaired | 539 |
| Soil pipes renewed | 115 |
| Soil pipes repaired | 144 |
| Eaves and downspouting repaired | 483 |
| Sinks renewed or repaired | 345 |
| W.C.s and flushing apparatus repaired | 690 |
| Cisterns cleansed and repaired | 305 |
| Water supply provided from main | 82 |
| Yards and forecourts paved | 341 |
| Roofs, chimneys and walls repaired | 1,686 |
| Dustbins provided | 466 |
| Dampness of walls remedied | 832 |
| Internal house repairs done | 2,711 |
| Rooms cleansed | 3,167 |
| Overcrowding abated | 37 |
| Other nuisances abated | 669 |
Drainage of buildings. —The following drainage
plans were submitted to and approved by the Public
Health Committee during 1928:—
Plans of drainage of new buildings,
including houses (45), flats (26),
Nurses Home, Club, Concert Hall,
Public Convenience, Shops (4),
Workshops (4), Service Stations,
Show Rooms, Offices, Garages (8
large and 161 Lock ups) 258
Additions to existing buildings 40
Reconstruction of the drains of existing
buildings 95
The supervision of the above work, with the exception
of reconstructions, is in the hands of Inspector A. J.
Parsons, the Drainage Inspector. In connection therewith
he paid 1,527 visits to works under construction.