London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Twickenham 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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Water— Wells closed Nil.
Water laid on to houses with no supply 32
Cisterns— New provided 86
Cleansed, repaired, covered, &c. 62
Flush to W.C.'s 230
Water-Closets— New constructed 98
New apparatus provided 39
Repaired, cleansed, &c. 24
Supplied with water or supply
rendered efficient 239
Ventilated 5
Unsound Food— Articles seized 8
Disinsection— Rooms fumigated 54
Rooms stripped and cleansed 41
Articles disinfected or destroyed,
a large number
Drains— Examined, tested exposed, &c. 19
Unstopped, repaired, trapped, &c. 117
Waste pipes, rain pipes, &c., disconnected 36
Soil pipes and drains ventilated 25
Disconnecting Traps or Chamber inserted 14
Reconstructed 14
Relaid 14
Cesspools filled in Nil.
Cesspools cleaned out 2