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Surbiton 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

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consequence of my multifarious duties, I have
been unable to give much attention to this work.
The number of workshops registered is 98,
but there are many more in the District. I hope
during the coming year to complete the register,
after which a thorough inspection of the workshops
and workplaces will be made.
The following is a list of nuisances abated
in workshops during the year:—
Defective drains cleansed, repaired, trapped, &c. 1
Defective drains re-laid 2
Water-closets repaired, cleansed, &c. 7
New water-closets fixed 3
Sink waste pipes repaired or trapped 4
Workshops, limewashed and cleansed 2
Workshops, walls or floors repaired 5
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops.
The dairies, cowsheds and milkshops have
been inspected quarterly during the year, and at
irregular periods as occasion required.
There are 16 persons registered under the
Act, as follows:—Cowkeepers, 1; Cowkeepers,
Dairymen and Purveyors of Milk, 3; Purveyors
of Milk, 5 ; Dairymen and Purveyors of Milk, 7.
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