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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
Chiswick 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chiswick]
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(III.)
CHISWICK URBAN DISTRICT.
County of Middlesex.—Sanitary Work, 1907.
Drainage and Sewerage of Existing Buildings—
Water Closets—Repaired, supplied with water, or
otherwise improved 254
Percentage of Houses provided with Water Closets
100 per cent.
Drains—Examined, tested, exposed, &c. 363
Unstopped, repaired, trapped, &c. 70
Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes disconnected,
repaired, &c. 27
New Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts fixed 89
Existing Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts
repaired 39
Disconnecting Traps or Chambers inserted 43
Reconstructed 123
Percentage of Houses draining into Sewers 100 per cent.
Disinfection—
Rooms disinfected 208
Rooms stripped and cleansed 305
Articles disinfected or destroyed 13
Dust—
New Bins provided 230
How frequently is dust removed from each house weekly
Number of complaints of non-removal received 77
Method of Disposal Destructor
Sundry Nuisances Abated—
Overcrowding 10
Accumulations of Refuse 9
Foul Pigs and other Animals 24
Dampness 68
Yards repaved or repaired 119
Other Nuisances 668