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Chiswick 1895

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chiswick]

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Sanitary Inspector's Office,
Vestry Hall, Chiswick.
Report of Sanitary Inspector for the year ending 31st December, 1895.
Number of complaints received during the year 138
,, Houses, premises, &c., visited and
examined 3546
,, Notices served for abatement of
nuisances 782
,, Houses, premises, &c., repaired,
cleansed, &c. 169
,, Houses disinfected after illness of
an infectious character 36
,, Drains repaired, cleansed, and
ventilated 208
„ House drains reconstructed and
ventilated 311
„ Waste pipes from baths, sinks,
and lavatories disconnected from
drains 40
,, Cesspools emptied and done away
with, and new drainage provided
connected with Public Sewer 3
,, Water closets repaired, cleansed,&c. 229
„ Water closets supplied with water
separate from domestic supply 59
,, New water closets provided -
„ Samples of water analysed taken
from shallow wells supplying
drinking water 0
„ Houses supplied by Water Co.,
previously from shallow wells 1
,, Cisterns repaired, cleansed and
covered 31
,, Dust bins, new, provided 108
„ „ „ repaired, covered, etc. 39
,, Dust complaints received and
attended to 219
„ Accumulations of dung and other
refuse removed 12
„ Animalsremoved,being improperly
kept 40
,, Cases of overcrowding abated 7
,, Registered cowsheds, dairies,
and milkshops regularly inspected 35
„ Licensed slaughter-houses regularly
inspected 8
,, Bake-houses regularly inspected 16
,, Legal proceedings (i.e.) summonses
for the abatement of nuisances 13
Your obedient servant,
JOHN H. CLARKE,
Sanitary Inspector.