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

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Walthamstow 1904

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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87
Summary.
Drains tested 249
„ reconstructed 111
„ repaired 93
Obstructions cleared 131
Manhole and clearing eyes provided 73
4-inch vents provided 58
Pans and traps provided 167
New gully traps provided 184
Bell traps abolished 17
Vent pipes repaired or heightened 49
Soil pipes repaired 21
Rain-water pipes repaired or disconnected from drains 18
Roofs repaired 53
„ renewed 3
Gutters reinstated 48
W.c. flush (new) provided 19
,, reinstated 199
,, disconnected from drinking water 23
W.c. lighting or ventilation improved 2
Sink or bath wastes repaired or renewed 108
Drinking water reinstated 37
,, supplied from main 21
Yards paved and drained 235
Sculleries, etc., paved 17
W.c. cleansed and repaired 24
New sinks provided 11
Dirty houses cleansed (wholly) 54
„ „ (partially) 975
Floors repaired 88
Ventilation provided under floors 38
Cisterns cleansed and repaired 11
Offensive accumulations removed 76
Stables paved and drained 5
Overcrowding in houses abated 14
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance removed 12
Dungpits 22
Smoke nuisances 4