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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

Wimbledon 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Table: TABLE VI.The following is a summary of the nuisances abated and sanitary improvements carried out under the supervision of the Sanitary Department:—

TABLE VI.

The following is a summary of the nuisances abated and sanitary improvements carried out under the supervision of the Sanitary Department:—

Accumulations Removed24
Cisterns Provided3
Cisterns, Repaired, Cleansed or Covered131
Drains, New Provided102
Drains, Repaired or Altered60
Drains, Stoppages Removed67
Dustbins Provided102
Flushing Boxes, New Provided86
Flushing Boxes, Repaired103
Manure Receptacles Provided13
Overcrowding Nuisances Abated24
R.W. Pipes Disconnected53
Roofs Repaired62
Rooms Disinfected731
Rooms Stripped and Cleansed440
Soil Pipes, New Provided39
Soil Pipes, Repaired or Altered14
Ventilating Pipes, New Provided131
Ventilating Pipes, Repaired or Altered23
Waste Pipes, New Provided52
Waste Pipes Repaired, Disconnected, or Trapped33
Water Closets, New Provided160
Water Closets, Repaired or Ventilated17
Water Service Restored27
Yards Cleansed20
Yards Paved118
Guttering Repaired37
Floors Ventilated26
Nuisances Abated from Damp Walls37
Other Nuisances613
Total3,348