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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Twickenham 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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C (IV). COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.—SANITAEY WORK, 1903.
| Name of Sanitary District: TWICKENHAM. | Disinfection. | Dust. | Dampness. | Sundry Nuisances Abated. | Contagious Diseases of Animals. | Infant Life Protection Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rooms fumigated. | Rooms stripped and cleansed. | Articles disinfected or destroyed. | ! Dust-bins repaired. | New bins provided. | Movable receptacles substituted for fixed. | Periodical frequency of dust removal. | Number of complaints of non-removal received. | Roofs repaired, &c. | Guttering & rain-pipes repaired, &c. | Gardens, Areas, &c., levelled and drained. | Yards paved and drained. | Surface adjoining houses paved. | Dry areas provided. | Ventilation below floor provided. | Basements rendered impervious. | Overcrowding. . | Smoke. | Accumulations of refuse. | Foul ditches, ponds &c., and stagnant water. | Foul pigs and other animals. | Other nuisances. | Outbreaks. | Animals infected. | Animals destroyed. | Number of licensed premises. | Number of children. | Number of deaths. | |
| 54 | 41 | A large number. | 12 | 133 | 37 | Weekly. | 150 | 64 | 56 | - | 30 | - | - | 10 | - | 3 | 5 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 72 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | |