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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Surbiton 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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RESULT OF INSPECTIONS.
| 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drainage systems exposed for examination under Section 41 of the Public Health Act,. 1875 | 3 | 8 | - | - |
| Drains tested with water | 131 | 40 | 16 | 33 |
| Soil or ventilating pipes tested with smoke or air | 142 | 34 | 5 | 20 |
| Defective drains repaired, clean-ed, etc. | 47 | 44 | 41 | 15 |
| Drainage systems re-constructed | 50 | 11 | 3 | 7 |
| Additional drains provided | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Houses subsoil drained | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| New intercepting traps fixed | 31 | 10 | 2 | 6 |
| New stoppers fixed in raking arms of intercepting traps | 2 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Approved iron or stoneware gullies fixed in lieu of defective stoneware, brick or iron bell traps | 111 | 63 | 18 | 27 |
| New manholes built | 62 | 24 | 6 | 19 |
| Manholes altered or repaired | 21 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Defective ventilating shafts repaired | 17 | 1 | — | - |
| Defective ventilating shafts removed and new ones fixed | 11 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Additional ventilating shafts provided | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Mica flap fresh air inlet valves repaired or new fixed | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Water closets rebuilt | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| ,, lighted or ventilated | 1 | — | — | — |
| ,, roofs repaired | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| ,, ceiling? repaired or renewed | 1 | — | — | — |
| ,, internal walls repaired | 6 | 8 | — | — |
| ,, floors repaired or relaid | 24 | 3 | — | 1 |
| ,, doors repaired or renewed | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |