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

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Twickenham 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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The following is an analysis of the work accomplished: —
Houses, Premises, &c., cleansed, repaired, whitewashed, &c. 241
,, Roofs repaired, &c 142
,, Guttering and Rain pipes repaired, &c. 66
,, Ventilation below floor provided 25
,, Yards paved and drained 61
Foul ditches and stagnant water 11
Nuisances arising from Overcrowding 12
„ „ Smoke 7
,, ,. Pigs, other Animals & Fowls 16
Other Nuisances not included in the above 53
Water—Wells closed Nil.
Water laid on to houses with no supply ... Nil.
Cisterns—New provided 103
Cleansed, repaired, covered, &c 60
Flush to W.C.'s 226
Water-Closeta—New constructed 14
New apparatus provided 95
Repaired, cleansed, &c. 86
Supplied with water or supply rendered
efficient 251
Ventilated 21
Unsound Food—Articles seized Nil.
Disinfection—Rooms fumigated 48
Stripped and Cleansed 34
Drains—Examined, tested, exposed, &c. 34
Unstopped, repaired, trapped, &c. 157
Waste pipes, rain pipes, &c., disconnected 42
Soil pipes and drains ventilated 34
Disconnecting Traps or Chamber inserted ... 22
Reconstructed 17
Relaid 17
Cesspools filled in 1
Cesspools cleaned out 1
Dust.— Dustbins repaired 9
Number of complaints of non-removal 138
New Dustbins provided 141
Movable receptacles substituted for fixed 43
Statutory Orders issued 672