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 Twickenham]
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COUNTY COUNCIL TABLE No. 3.
Water Closets | Number of Water Closets substituted for Dry Receptacles. | — | ||
Repaired, Supplied with Water, or otherwise Improved. | 76 | |||
Percentage of Houses provided with Water Closets. | 99.9 | |||
Drainage and Sewerage of existing Buildings. | Drains. | Examined, Tested, Exposed, &c. | 43 | |
Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, &c. | 28 | |||
Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes, Disconnected, Repaired, &c. | 83 | |||
New Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts fixed. | 47 | |||
Existing Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts repaired. | - | |||
Disconnecting Traps or Chambers inserted. | 114 | |||
Reconstructed. | 100 | |||
Cesspools. | Rendered Impervious. Emptied, Cleansed, &c. | — | ||
Abolished, and Drain connected to Sewer. | — | |||
Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers. | 99.9 | |||
Disinfection. | Rooms Disinfected. | Ordinary infectious diseases. | 193 | |
Phthisis. | 18 | |||
Rooms Stripped and Cleansed. | — | |||
Articles Disinfected or Destroyed. | Ordinary infectious diseases. | 1085 | ||
Phthisis. |