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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
Merton and Morden 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton and Morden]
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SUMMARY.
Visits paid (total) 3767
Dampness in premises remedied 17
Doors repaired 2
Drains exposed and repaired 32
Drains reconstructed 3
Drinking water cisterns cleaned out and repaired 42
Drinking water cistern covers provided 33
Dustbins provided 81
Floors repaired 20
Fresh Air Inlet Valves provided and repaired 43
Gulleys renewed 2
Inspection chamber covers provided 15
Intercepting trap stoppers provided 1
Obstructions removed from drains 14
Offensive accumulations removed 2
Overcrowding remedied at premises 2
Rain water pipes renewed 2
Rooms cleansed 344
Roofs and Gutters repaired or renewed 46
Sink gully fenders provided 4
Sink wastes repaired 9
Staircase repaired 1
Ventilation provided under floors 1
Walls repaired 30
W.C. cisterns, new waste preventors provided 8
W.C. cisterns renewed and repaired 8
Water Closets cleansed 24
W.C. flushes renewed and repaired 31
W.C. pans provided 7
Windows repaired 1
Yards paved and repaved 63