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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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | Overcrowding | Smoke. | Accumulation of Refuse, | Foul Ditches. Ponds, &c., and Stagnant Water. | Foul Pigs and other Animals. | Dampness. | Yards repaved or repaired | Other 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 | |||||
a | b | c | a | b | a | b | c | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 121 | 100 | 22 | 168 | 30 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 99 | 64 | 14 | 3 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 33 | Daily | 7 | Destructor. | 5 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 135 |
• These are disinfected in the rooms and not counted.