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 Surbiton]
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Soilpipes inside dwelling houses removed and
fixed outside 33
„ ventilated 19
„ repaired 6
„ (new) provided 11
Foul privies converted into water closets 1
Water closets re-built 15
„ pans cleansed or repaired 14
„ supply of water laid on 7
„ flushing cisterns repaired 37
„ flush pipes disconnected from
storage cisterns and separate cisterns
provided 99
Old iron container and long hopper closets
abolished and approved closets fixed 207
D traps under water closet apparatus
removed and syphon traps fixed 11
Storage cisterns provided 10
„ „ repaired 10
Cistern overflow pipes disconnected from soil
pipe and arranged to discharge through
external wall 6
Rainwater, sink and other waste pipes disconnected
from drain 167
Syphon traps fixed on sink, bath and other
waste pipes 43
Sink and other waste pipes repaired . 14
Publichouse urinals reconstructed 4
Roofs and spouting repaired 41
Houses provided with dust-bins 58
Brick ashpits abolished and portable dust
bins provided 6
Dirty premises cleansed and whitewashed 40
Rooms disinfected 18
Nuisance from over-crowding abated 3
„ „ Animals improperly kept
abated 16
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