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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
Paddington 1860
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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Tabular Statement of H ouse Improvement Works, ??? ??? ???
the Sanitary Committee, for the Year ending 25th March, 1861.
| Number of Houses inspected. | Number of New House-Drains constructed. | Number of House-Drains amended or repaired. | Number of Cesspools abolished. % | Number of Cesspools cleansed. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1415 | % 42 | 199 | 7 | 12 |
| Number of Water-Closets constructed or provided with Water supply and Apparatus. | Number of Dust Bins provided or amended. | Number of Houses generally repaired. | Number of Houses cleansed and limewashed. | Number of Houses otherwise improved. |
| 142 | 121 | 2 | 203 | 1 |
N.B.—The above Statement of the Number of Houses inspected does not include 484 inspections
made in consequence of Complaints which did not appear to require the interference of the
Committee.