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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Stonework gullies fixed in lieu of defective
brick and iron bell traps 232
Inside soilpipes removed and fixed outside 14
Soilpipes ventilated 5
Soilpipes repaired 10
Soilpipes (new) provided 31
Privies converted into water closets 4
Water closets rebuilt 10
Water closet pans cleansed and repaired 8
Water closets provided with flushing cisterns 5
Water closet flushing cisterns repaired 12
Water closet flush pipes disconnected from
storage cisterns and separate cisterns
provided 69
D traps under water closet apparatus removed
and syphon traps fixed 5
Houses provided with storage cisterns 21
Storage cisterns repaired 28
Storage cistern overflow pipes disconnected
from soilpipes and arranged to discharge
through external wall 10
Sink and other waste pipes trapped or disconnected
from the drain 101
Sink waste pipes repaired 9
Stack pipes disconnected from the drain 97
Public-house urinals re-constructed 1
Roofs and spouting repaired 51
Houses supplied with water 1
Wells closed 1
Defective floors repaired 9
Manure receptacles provided 2
Filthy and unwholesome premises cleansed
and whitewashed 47
Houses disinfected after cases of infectious
disease 9
Dirty yards cleansed 9
Nuisances from animals improperly kept
abated 5
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