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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
Harrow 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow-on-the-Hill]
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[CIII.] SANITARY WORK, 1908.
| Drainage and Sewerage of existing Buildings. | Disinfection. | Dust. | Sundry Nuisances Abated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Water Closets. | Percentage of Houses Provided with Water Closets. | Examined, Tested, Exposed, etc. | Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, etc. | Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes Disconnected, Repaired, etc. | Drains. | Cesspools. | Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers. | Rooms Disinfected (a) Ordinary infectious diseases, (6) Phthsis. | Rooms stripped and cleansed. | Articles disinfected or destroyed. (a) Ordinary infectious disease. (b) Phthisis. | j New bins provided. | | Periodical frequency of dust removal. | Number of complaints of non-removal received. | Method of Disposal (a) Destructor, (b) by Tipping, (c) Other, state method. | Overcrowding | Smoke. | |||||||||||
| Number of Water Closets substituted for Dry Receptacles. | Repaired, Supplied with Water, or otherwise Improved. | New Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts fixed. | ] Existing Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts repaired. | Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted. | Reconstructed. | Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, etc. | Abolished, and Drain connected to Sewer. | Accumulation of refuse. | Foul ditches, ponds, &c., and stagnant water. | Foul pigs and other animals. | Dampness. | Yards repaved or repaired. | Other nuisances. | ||||||||||||||
| 56 | 99% | 104 | 43 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 57 | 18 | 1 | - | 99°/o | A 143 B 13 | 10 | A 2457 B 107 | 60 | Weekly | 8 | Tipped on Farm and burnt- | 2 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 53 | 56 | |