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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chiswick]
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CHISWICK URBAN DISTRICT.
County of Middlesex.—Sanitary Work, 1910.
Drainage and Sewerage of Existing Buildings—
Water Closets—Repaired, suppled with water or
otherwise improved 210
Percentage of houses provided with water-closets 100
Drains—Examined, tested, exposed, &c. 219
„ Unstopped, repaired, trapped, &c. 114
„ Waste pipes, rain-water pipes disconnected,
repaired, &c. 101
„ New soil pipes or ventilating shafts fixed 104
„ Existing soil pipes or ventilating shafts repaired
50
„ Disconnecting traps or chambers inserted 59
„ Reconstructed 98
Percentage of houses draining into sewers 100
Disinfection—
Rooms Disinfected (a) Ordinary infectious disease 145
„ (6) Phthisis 8
Rooms stripped and cleansed 19
Articles disinfected or destroyed:—
(a) Ordinary infectious disease 24
(b) Phthisis 8
Dust—
New Bins provided 252
Periodical frequency of dust removal weekly
Number of complaints of non-removal received 29
Method of disposal Destructor
Sundry Nuisances Abated—
Overcrowding 8
Smoke 1
Accumulation of refuse 5
Foul Pigs and other Animals 3
Dampness 131
Yards repaved or repaired 211
Other nuisances 556
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