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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 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow-on-the-Hill]

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Table: No. 3. SANITARY WORK, 1914.

No. 3. SANITARY WORK, 1914.

Drainage and Sewerage of existing Buildings.Disinfection.Dust.Sundry Nuisances Abated.
Water Closets.Percentage of Houses Provided with Water Closets.Drains.Cesspools.Percentage of Houses Draining into SewersRooms Disinfected.Rooms stripped and cleansed.Articles disinfected or Destroyed.New bins provided.Periodical frequency of dust removal.Number of Complaints of non-removal received.Method of Disposal.Overcrowding.Smoke.Accumulation of refuse.Foul ditches, ponds, &c., and stagnant water.Foul pigs and other animalsDampness.Yards repaved or repaired.Other nuisances
Number of Water Closets substituted for Dry Receptacles.Repaired, Supplied with Water, or otherwise Improved.Examined, Tested, Exposed, etc.Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, etc.Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes Disconnected, Repaired, etc.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.Ordinary infectious diseases.Phthisis.Ordinary infectious disease.Phitisis.
Destructor. Garbage.By Tipping.Other, state method.
21100%11860462428281999%2899258254329748Weekly.23Tipped and burnt on heap at Newton Sewage Farm.1326462927190