London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Surbiton 1896

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

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Foul and defective water closet pans cleansed and
repaired 33
Old pan and long hopper closets removed and pans
and traps of approved form substituted 69
D traps under water closet apparatus removed and
syphon traps fixed 8
Water closets rebuilt 3
Windows fixed in water closets 5
Water closet flush cisterns provided 31
„ „ repaired 32
Water closet flush pipes disconnected from storage
cisterns 45
Storage cisterns repaired 3
Cistern overflow pipes disconnected from soilpipe and
arranged to discharge through external wall 10
Rainwater, sink and other waste pipes disconnected
from drain 42
Lead syphon traps fixed on bath, lavatory and sink
waste pipes 35
Sink and other waste pipes provided and repaired 28
Roofs and spouting repaired 13
Overflowing cesspools cleansed 2
Houses provided with dust bins 124
Dirty premises cleansed and whitewashed 21
Drains opened for examination under sect. 41 Public
Health Act 2
Premises disinfected 4
Nuisance from overcrowding abated 3
„ animals improperly kept abated 13
Accumulations of manure and other offensive matter
removed 9
Overcrowding in cowsheds abated 1
Cowsheds cleansed and whitewashed 1