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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

Richmond upon Thames 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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Table: SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS.

SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS.

Water Supply.
Drinking water cisterns repaired, cleansed, or covered53
Water fittings, repaired or renewed41
Taps provided direct from rising main40
Water Closets.
New pans fixed50
Walls, roofs, etc., repaired66
Lighting and ventilation improved9
Flushing cisterns repaired and renewed79
Soil Pipes.
Repaired, renewed or ventilated23
Drains.
System reconstructed55
Repaired or cleansed65
Sundry drainage repairs55
Manholes provided or repaired35
Ventilating pipes repaired or renewed32
Disused cesspool abolished1
Dustbins.
New provided190
Yard Paving.
Repaired51
Newly pav«d19
Sinks, etc
New provided58
New waste pipes provided39
Waste pipes repaired, trapped or ventilated60