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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 1909

[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 Inspectorial Staff:—

TABLE VI.

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

Accumulations Removed54
Cisterns Provided7
Cisterns Repaired, Cleansed or Covered11l
Drains, New Provided69
Drains, Repaired or Altered85
Drains, Stoppages Removed108
Dustbins Provided107
Flushing Boxes, New Provided51
Flushing Boxes, Repaired138
Manure Receptacles, Provided2
Overcrowding Nuisances Abated2
R.W. Pipes Disconnected51
Roofs Repaired101
Rooms Disinfected854
Rooms Stripped and Cleansed726
Soil Pipes, New Provided31
Soil Pipes, Repaired or Altered18
Ventilating Pipes, New Provided110
Ventilating Pipes, Repaired or Altered29
Waste Pipes, New Provided83
Waste Pipes Repaired, Disconnected, or Trapped93
Water Closets, New Provided142
Water Closets, Repaired or Ventilated46
Water Service Restored21
Yards Cleansed27
Yards Paved70
Guttering Repaired69
Floors Ventilated42
Nuisances Abated from Damp Walls64
Other Nuisances509
Total3,820