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 Chiswick]
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Sanitary Inspector's Office,
Vrstry Hall, Ciuswick.
Report of Sanitary Inspector for the year ending 31 st December, 1894,
Number of complaints received during the year 102
„ Houses, premises, &c., visited and
examined 3284
„ Notices served for abatement of
nuisances 558
,, Houses, premises, &c., repaired,
cleansed, &c. 148
,, Houses disinfected after illness of
an infectious character 75
,, Drains repaired, cleansed, and
ventilated 314
,, House drains reconstructed and
ventilated 273
,, Waste pipes from baths, sinks,
and lavatories disconnected from
drains 43
,, Cesspools emptied and done away
with, and new drainage provided
connected with Public Sewer 5
,, Water closetsrepaired, cleansed,&c. 318
,, Water closets supplied with water
separate from domestic supply8
,, New water closets provided 81
,, Samples of water analysed taken
from shallow wells supplying
drinking water o
,, Houses supplied by Water Co.,
previously from shallow wells 3
,, Cisterns repaired, cleansed and
covered17
,, Dust bins, new, provided 76
,, ,, ,, repaired, covered, etc. 43
,, Dust complaints received and
attended to 376
,, Accumulations of dung and other
refuse removed 21
,, Animals removed,being improperly
kept 19
,, Cases of overcrowding abated 9
,, Registered cowsheds, dairies,
and milkshops regularly inspected 32
,, Licensed slaughter-houses regularly
inspected 8
Hake-houses regularly inspected 16
,, Legal proceedings(»'.«.) summonses
for the abatement of nuisances 10
Your obedient servant,
JOHN H. CLARKE,
Sanitary Inspector.