Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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HESTON AND ISLEWORTH URBAN DISTRICT.
Sanitary Work, 1908. Table No. 3.
Drainage and Sewerage. | Disinfection. | Dust. | Sundry Nuisances Abated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Water Closets. | Percentage of Houses provided with Water Closets. | Drains. | Cesspools. | Percentage of Houses draining into Sewers. | Rooms disinfected. (a) Ordinary infectious diseases, (b) Phthisis. | Rooms stripped and cleansed. | Articles disinfected or destroyed. (a) Ordinary infectious disease. (b) Phthisis | New bins provided. | Periodical frequency of dust removal. | Number of complaints of non-removal received (by Health Dept. only). | Method of Disposal, (a) Destructor, (b) Tipping, (c) Other, state method. | Overcrowding. | Smoke. | Accumulations of refuse. | Foul ditches, ponds, etc., and stagnant water. | Foul pigs and other animals. | Dampness. | 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. | |||||||||||||||||
0 | 413 | 98 | 305 | 236 | 361 | 11 | 83 | 13 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 131 | 6 | 1310 | 174 | Weekly. | 0 | (a) | 13 | 1 | 152 | 2 | 81 | 292 | 180 | 136 |
Urinal 15. E.C.'s 8. | Re-tested 666. | Unstopped 71. Repaired 159. Trapped 6. | R.W.P. 101. W.P. 261. | Soil 3. Vent 8. | New 17. | (a). 125. (b). 6. | (a). 0. (b). 6. | 27 pits abolished. | Destructor. | 19 observations. | Guttering repaired & cleansed 79. Do. provided 56. Roofs repaired 95. Ventilation under floor 72. Paved 139. Repaired 41. | Bins repaired 40. Water supply re-instated 22. Conveyance of offensive matter 51. Dung pits provided 6. Ditto repaired 3. Stables drained 7. Scullery sinks provided 7. |