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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Two storage cistern overflow pipes have been
disconnected from the soil pipe and made to discharge
through an outside wall into the open air.
Five dirty storage cisterns have been cleansed.
Waste Pipes.
Eighty-one new waste pipes have been provided
to sinks, baths, lavatory basins, &c.
Thirty-seven bath, sink and lavatory waste
pipes have been repaired.
Eighty-four bath, sink and lavatory waste pipes
have been disconnected or trapped.
Rainwater Pipes, Roofs, &c.
Seventy-two rainwater pipes have been disconnected
from drains or soil pipes, and arranged to
discharge over trapped gullies.
Ninety-six defective rainwater pipes, causing
damp walls, have been repaired.
Five houses have been provided with eaves
gutters to convev away rainwater.
Twenty-five defective roofs, causing dampness
inside dwelling houses, have been made weatherproof.
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