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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
West Ham 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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80
Defects for the Abatement of which 6,670 Nuisance
Notices were served during the year 1914.
Drains and Soil Pipes—
Cleansed 555
Repaired 779
New provided 160
W.C. Pans or Traps-
Cleansed 151
Repaired 69
New provided 197
Surface Gullies—
Cleansed 25
Repaired 126
New provided 48
Sinks and Sink-Pipes—
Cleansed 55
Repaired 468
New provided 53
Stack-Pipes and Rain-Water Gutters—
Cleansed 86
Repaired 1,341
New provided 46
Water Fittings and Cisterns—
Cleansed 57
Repaired 556
New provided 5
Flushing Apparatus—
Repaired 726
New provided 105
Carried forward 5,608