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 Paddington]
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syphon. Soil-pipe serves as rain-water pipe and opens
near window. Waste-pipe from cistern directly connected
with drain. W.C. on ground floor, a pan closet.
W.C. in basement, a "long.hopper." Cistern dirty.
One water supply.
Blomfield Street.—Ground opened. Combined
drainage. Water test. Drain defective. Soil-pipe
serves as rain-water pipe and opens near window.
W.C. on first floor, a pan closet. W.C. in yard, a
"short hopper" pan, with water-waste preventer.
Cistern uncovered. Separate water supply, but water
can be drawn from same cistern as supplies the closets.
Woodfield Placo.—Water test. Drain sound.
W.C. in yard, a "long hopper" pan, with water-waste
preventer. One water supply.
Oxford Mews.—Water test, Drain sound, trapped,
and ventilated. One water supply with water-waste
preventer.
High Road, Kilburn.—Ground opened Water
test. Drain defective. Iron D traps to surface inlets.
No intercepting syphon. Soil-pipe inside the premises
and unventilated. W.C. on ground floor, an old pan
closet, foul. W.C. in yard, a "long hopper" pan, foul,
with spindle valve. One water supply.
Hall Place.—Ground opened. Drain defective.
Pipes unjointed. No intercepting syphon. Gulley
traps with defective brick connections. Zinc rain-water