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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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COUNTY COUNCIL TABLE No. 3—continued.
| Dust. | New bins provided. | 52 | |
| How frequently is dust removed from each house. | weekly. In a few cases daily. | ||
| Number of complaints of non-removal received. | 10 | ||
| Method of Disposal. | Destructor. | All. | |
| By Tipping. | |||
| Sundry Nuisances Abated. | Overcrowding. | 7 | |
| Smoke. | — | ||
| Accumulations of refuse. | 6 | ||
| Foul ditches, ponds, &c., and stagnant water. | — | ||
| Foul pigs and other animals. | 21 | ||
| Dampness. | 92 | ||
| Yards repaved or repaired. | 164 | ||
| Other nuisances | 207 | ||
| Canal Boats used as Dwellings. | Number Registered under the Acts. | Nil | |
| Number of Contraventions of Regulations. | Nil | ||
| | Moveable Dwellings, Caravans, Tents, &c. | Number Observed during the Year. | 5 | |
| Number of Nuisances therefrom Abated. | — | ||
| Number Removed from District. | 5 | ||