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Teddington 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Teddington]

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Sanitary Work done by the Inspector
of Nuisances.
Complaints Received 87
Letters written 72
Cautionary Notices Given 20
Statutory Orders Issued 7
Total number of Inspections 900
Houses, Premises,etc.,cleansed, and repaired 15
Wells closed as polluted 2
New Cisterns provided 4
Cisterns cleansed, repaired, and covered 30
Flush Cisterns provided to W.C's. 24
W.C. New apparatus provided 4
W.C. repaired and cleansed 10
W.C. supplied with water, or supply
rendered efficient 138
W.C. ventilated 82
Drains unstopped, repaired, trapped 76
Cesspools emptied and cleansed 115
Dust-bins repaired 13
New Dust-bins provided 30
Guttering and Rain Pipes repaired 9
Ventilation below floor provided 9
Accumulation of manure removed 14
Nuisances from Fowls, pigs, other animals,
abated 3
The Nuisances and Sanitary defects were
remedied, and in no case has it been necessary to
take legal steps to obtain compliance with the
notices.