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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
Heston and Isleworth 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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C3. HESTON AND ISLEWORTH URBAN DISTRICT.
Sanitary Work, 1905.
| Drainage and Sewerage. | Disinfection. | Dust. | Sundry Nuisances Abated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Closets. | Percentage of Houses provided with Water Closets. | Drains. | Cesspools. | Percentage of Houses draining into Sewers. | Rooms disinfeted | Rooms stripped and cleansed. | Articles disinfected or destroyed. | New bins provided. | Periodical frequency of dust removal. | Number of complaints of non-removal received (by Health Dept. only). | Overcrowding. | Smoke. | Accumulations of refuse. | Foul ditches, ponds, etc., and stagnant water. | Foul pigs and other animals. | Dampness. | Other Nuisances. | ||||||||
| New, Constructed. | Number of Water Closets substituted for Dry Recept acles. | Repaired, Supplied with Water or otherwise improved. | Examined, Tested, Exposed, etc. | Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, etc. | Waste Pipes. Rain Water Pipes, disconnected, repaired, etc. | Soil Pipes and Drains ventila ed. | Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted. | Reconstructed. | Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, etc. | Abolished, and Drain connected to Sewer. | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | - | 311 | 98 | 789 | 670 | 275 | 45 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 98 | 198 | - | 2970 | 116 | Every 8 days. | 52 | 12 | 3 | 593 | 9 | 9 | 515 | 5 | |
| Exclusive of 17 Urinals improved, etc. | 559 repaired. Ill unstopped, etc. | 218 repaired. 57 dis-connected. | Including alterations of 31 vent pipes. | Including 4 new laid. | Exclusive of 26 rendered efficient. | 1 Collection carried out by Surveyor's Department. | 112roofs repaired, 110yards. paved & dra ined, 28 gutter ing provided & repaired, 66 ventilation below floor provided.— | ||||||||||||||||||