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 V.
The following is a summary of the nuisances abated and sanitary improvements carried out under the supervision of the Inspectorial Staff:—
Accumulations Removed | 94 |
Cisterns Provided | 31 |
Cisterns Repaired, Cleansed or Covered | 161 |
Drains, New Provided | 44 |
Drains, Repaired or Altered | 118 |
Drains, Stoppages Removed | 128 |
Dustbins Provided | 126 |
Flushing Boxes, New Provided | 44 |
Flushing Boxes, Repaired | 195 |
Manure Receptacles, Provided | 10 |
Overcrowding Nuisances Abated | 45 |
R.W. Pipes Disconnected | 162 |
Roofs Repaired | 196 |
Rooms Disinfected | 871 |
Rooms Stripped and Cleansed | 889 |
Soil Pipes, New Provided | 26 |
Soil Pipes, Repaired or Altered | 31 |
Ventilating Pipes, New Provided | 74 |
Ventilating Pipes, Repaired or Altered | 39 |
Waste Pipes, New Provided | 113 |
Waste Pipes, Repaired, Disconnected, or Trapped | 96 |
Water Closets, New Provided | 109 |
Water Closets, Repaired or Ventilated | 34 |
Water Services Restored | 21 |
Yards Cleansed | 26 |
Yards Paved | 225 |
Guttering Repaired | 177 |
Floors Ventilated | 224 |
Nuisances Abated from Damp Walls | 338 |
Other Nuisances | 730 |
Total | 5377 |