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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Ninety-two defective rain-water pipes have been
repaired.
Eight houses have been provided with eave
gutters to convey away the rainfall from roof.
Fifty defective eave gutters have been repaired.
Dampness.
Nine defective roofs, causing dampness inside
dwelling houses, have been repaired and made
weatherproof.
One open area has been built around basement
walls of house to prevent dampness.
Six houses have been provided with a proper
damp-course.
Thirteen houses have had the space under the
floors covered with concrete to prevent dampness.
Miscellaneous.
Six offensive accumulations have been removed.
Fifty-nine dirty or unwholesome houses have
been cleansed, white-washed, etc.
Ten defective or dangerous floors have been
repaired or renewed.
Twenty-two defective house walls have been
repaired.
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