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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—Contd.
| 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold water draw off taps disconnected from storage cisterns and connected direct to the main | 19 | 7 | 6 | |
| Storage cisterns abolished and all water fittings connected direct to the main | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Water supply reinstated or laid on to house | 1 | 19 | 6 | 7 |
| Storage cisterns cleansed | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Storage cisterns provided with a cover | 4 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Damp walls provided with damp-proof courses | 8 | 14 | — | 2 |
| ,, repointed or repaired | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| ,, rendered externally with Portland cement | 11 | 3 | 2 | — |
| ,, treated externally with damp preventing solution | 1 | 3 | — | 10 |
| Sites of dwelling houses concreted to remedy dampness | 8 | 9 | — | 3 |
| Ventilation under floors provided | 9 | 9 | — | — |
| Defective house floors repaired or renewed ... | 36 | 17 | 4 | 7 |
| Defective house walls repaired | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| Defective ceilings repaired and renewed | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Ceilings provided | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Defective doors repaired or renewed | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Defective windows repaired or renewed | 19 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Fixed windows made to open | 7 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Sash cords repaired | 28 | 12 | 2 | 12 |
| Window cills throated | 61 | 22 | — | 5 |
| Window cills renewed | 3 | — | — | — |
| Additional windows provided | 12 | - | — | — |
| Rooms ventilated | 1 | 5 | — | — |