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Twickenham 1896

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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The following is an analysis of the work accomplished :
Houses, premises, etc., cleansed, repaired, whitewashed,etc. 52
„ Closed as unfit for habitation 5
„ Re-opened after repairs, alterations, etc. ... ... 4
„ Roofs repaired, etc. 15
,, Guttering and Rain Pipes repaired, etc. 11
„ Yards paved and drained 6
„ Overcrowding 4
Nuisances arising from Caravans, etc. 2
„ ,, Accumulation of Refuse 31
„ „ Foul Ditches, Ponds and Stagnant
Water 10
„ „ Foul Pigs and other Animals and Birds 7
Other Nuisances not included in the above 12
Water—Pumps repaired 12
Wells closed as polluted 3
Water laid on to houses with no supply 3
,, new houses and premises 109
Cisterns, new provided 3
,, cleansed, repaired, covered, etc. 35
,, flush to w.c.'s 2
„ to new houses 109
Water Closets, new constructed 6
,, „ new apparatus provided 8
,, ,, repaired, cleansed, etc. 58
,, „ supplied with water, or supply
rendered efficient 5
,, ,, to new houses 109
,, ,, ventilated 18
Drains—Examined, tested exposed, etc. 33
Unstopped, repaired, trapped, etc. 146
Waste Pipes, Rain Pipes, etc., disconnected 21
Soil Pipes and Drains ventilated 21
Disconnecting, Traps or Chambers inserted 19
Reconstructed 13
Cesspools—Abolished and connected to Sewer 1
Dust—Dustbins repaired 21
Movable receptacles substituted for fixed 93
Number of complaints of non-removal 124
Statutory Orders issued 205