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Teddington 1917

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Teddington]

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No. 3

COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.—SANITARY WORK, 1917.

District of Teddington.

Drainage and Sewerage of existing Buildings.Disinfection.Dust.Sanitary Nuisances Abated.Remarks as to anyother matters or in explanation of previous columns.
Water Closets.Drains.Cesspools.
Number of Water Closets substituted for Dry Receptacles.Repaired, Supplied with Water or otherwise improved.Percentage of Houses provided with Water Closets,Examined, Tested, Exposed, &c.Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, &c.Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes, Disconnected, Repaired, &c.New Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts fixed.Existing Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts Repaired.Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted.Reconstructed.Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, &c.| Abolished, and Drain connected to Sewer.Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers.Rooms, Disinfected (a) Ordinary infectious diseases, (b) Phthisis, (c) Various Causes.Rooms Stripped and Cleansed.Articles disinfected or Destroyed, (a) Ordinary infectious disease, (b) Phthisis.New Bins Provided.How frequently is dust removed from each house ?Number of Complaints of Non-Removal received.Method of Disposal (a) Destructor (b) by Tipping, (c) Other, state method.OvercrowdingSmoke.Accumulation of Refuse,Foul Ditches. Ponds, &c., and Stagnant Water.Foul Pigs and other Animals.Dampness.Yards repaved or repairedOther Nuisances.Under "Other Nuisances" the following are included: — Broken Floors repaired 20 Broken Gullies ,, 4 Insanitary Yards cleansed 8 Ventilation under floors 5 Defective Roofs and Cuttings repaired 18 Dirty Rooms cleansed 91 Sink Water Pipes Repaired 16 Insanitary Urinal Cleaned 3 Water in Basement 3 Verminous Bedding Destroyed 4
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• These are disinfected in the rooms and not counted.