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 Teddington]
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16
Water Closets:—
New apparatus provided 28
Repaired, cleansed, etc. 43
Supplied with water, or supply rendered
efficient 80
Ventilated 22
Drains examined, tested exposed, etc. 17
Drains unstopped, repaired, trapped 176
Soil Pipes and Drains ventilated 8
Cesspools emptied, cleansed, etc. 11
Rooms fumigated 37
Rooms stripped and cleansed 10
Dust-bins repaired 32
New Dust-bins provided 33
Roofs of Houses repaired 55
Guttering and Rain Pipes repaired 68
Accumulation of Refuse 27
Stagnant water 12
Defective Urinals 2
Foul pigs and other animals 2
Insanitary Privies 2
Other nuisances 20