London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Teddington 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Teddington]
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Water Closets:—
New apparatus provided 15
Repaired, cleansed, etc. 32
Supplied with water, or supply rendered
efficient 83
Ventilated 12
Drains examined, tested, exposed, etc. 15
Drains unstopped, repaired, trapped 145
Soil Pipes and Drains ventilated 6
Cesspools emptied, cleansed, etc. 15
Rooms fumigated 62
Rooms stripped and cleansed 30
Dust-bins repaired 34
New Dust-bins provided 31
Roofs of Houses repaired 28
Guttering and Rain Pipes repaired 74
Accumulation of Refuse 16
Stagnant water 2
Foul pigs and other animals 1
Other nuisances 7