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Chiswick 1897

[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, 1897.
Number of complaints received during the year 117
„ Houses, premises, &c., visited and
examined 2254
„ Notices served for abatement of
nuisances 659
„ Houses, premises, &c., repaired,
cleansed, &c. 63
„ Houses disinfected after illness of
an infectious character 44
„ Drains repaired, cleansed, and
ventilated 105
„ House drains reconstructed and
ventilated 110
„ Waste pipes from baths, sinks,
and lavatories disconnected from
drains 0
„ Cesspools emptied and done away
with, and drainage provided
connected with Public Sewer 2
„ Waterclosetsrepaired,cleansed,&c. 196
Water closets supplied with water .
separate from domestic supply 4
„ New water closets provided 14
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 9