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

TABLE V.

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

Accumulations Removed94
Cisterns Provided31
Cisterns Repaired, Cleansed or Covered161
Drains, New Provided44
Drains, Repaired or Altered118
Drains, Stoppages Removed128
Dustbins Provided126
Flushing Boxes, New Provided44
Flushing Boxes, Repaired195
Manure Receptacles, Provided10
Overcrowding Nuisances Abated45
R.W. Pipes Disconnected162
Roofs Repaired196
Rooms Disinfected871
Rooms Stripped and Cleansed889
Soil Pipes, New Provided26
Soil Pipes, Repaired or Altered31
Ventilating Pipes, New Provided74
Ventilating Pipes, Repaired or Altered39
Waste Pipes, New Provided113
Waste Pipes, Repaired, Disconnected, or Trapped96
Water Closets, New Provided109
Water Closets, Repaired or Ventilated34
Water Services Restored21
Yards Cleansed26
Yards Paved225
Guttering Repaired177
Floors Ventilated224
Nuisances Abated from Damp Walls338
Other Nuisances730
Total5377