Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE VI.
The following is a summary of the nuisances abated and sanitary improvements carried out under the supervision of the Inspectorial Staff:—
Accumulations Removed | 54 |
Cisterns Provided | 7 |
Cisterns Repaired, Cleansed or Covered | 11l |
Drains, New Provided | 69 |
Drains, Repaired or Altered | 85 |
Drains, Stoppages Removed | 108 |
Dustbins Provided | 107 |
Flushing Boxes, New Provided | 51 |
Flushing Boxes, Repaired | 138 |
Manure Receptacles, Provided | 2 |
Overcrowding Nuisances Abated | 2 |
R.W. Pipes Disconnected | 51 |
Roofs Repaired | 101 |
Rooms Disinfected | 854 |
Rooms Stripped and Cleansed | 726 |
Soil Pipes, New Provided | 31 |
Soil Pipes, Repaired or Altered | 18 |
Ventilating Pipes, New Provided | 110 |
Ventilating Pipes, Repaired or Altered | 29 |
Waste Pipes, New Provided | 83 |
Waste Pipes Repaired, Disconnected, or Trapped | 93 |
Water Closets, New Provided | 142 |
Water Closets, Repaired or Ventilated | 46 |
Water Service Restored | 21 |
Yards Cleansed | 27 |
Yards Paved | 70 |
Guttering Repaired | 69 |
Floors Ventilated | 42 |
Nuisances Abated from Damp Walls | 64 |
Other Nuisances | 509 |
Total | 3,820 |