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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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(a) Coppermill Lane 17 houses.
Dryden Road 18 ,,
Hamilton Road 90 ,,
Hardy Road 111 ,,
Hartfield Crescent 10 ,,
High Street, North 7 ,,
High Street, South 6 ,,
Milton Road 63 ,,
Nelson Road 110 ,,
North Road 63 ,,
Palmerston Road 115 ,,
Quicks Road 87 ,,
Ridley Road 58 ,,
Russell Road 154 ,,
Tennyson Road 11 ,,
Wandle Bank 33 ,,
Total 973 ,,
(b) Accumulations removed 3
Cisterns provided 2
Cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered 108
Drains, new provided 6
Drains, repaired or altered 11
Drains, stoppages removed 22
Dustbins provided 54
Flushing boxes, new provided 11
Flushing boxes, repaired 78
Manure receptacles provided 2
Overcrowding nuisances abated 3
Rainwater pipes disconnected 26
Roofs repaired 150
Rooms stripped and cleansed 273
Soil pipes, new provided 4
Soil pipes, repaired or altered 5
Ventilating pipes, new provided 24
Ventilating pipes, repaired or altered 7
Waste pipes, new provided 20
Waste pipes, repaired, disconnected or
trapped 60
Water closets, new provided 34
Water closets, repaired or ventilated 3
Water services restored 1
Yards cleansed 5
Yards paved 110
Guttering repaired 92
Floors ventilated 143
Nuisances abated from damp walls 141
Other nuisances abated 208
Total 1606
46