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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 1920

[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 removed20
Cisterns provided3
Cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered49
Drains, new, provided15
Drains repaired or altered38
Drains, Stoppage removed68
Dustbins provided265
Flushing Boxes, new, provided28
Flushing Boxes repaired149
Manure receptacles provided1
Overcrowding nuisances abated2
R.W. Pipes disconnected5
Roofs repaired232
Rooms disinfected793
Rooms stripped and cleansed1123
Soil pipes, new, provided3
Soil pipes repaired or altered10
Ventilating pipes, new, provided12
Ventilating pipes repaired or altered35
Waste pipes, new, provided22
Waste pipes repaired, disconnected or trapped65
Water Closets, new, provided70
Water Closets repaired or ventilated45
Water services restored15
Yards cleansed5
Yards paved92
Guttering repaired220
Floors ventilated80
Nuisances abated from damp walls149
Water taken direct from main1
Other nuisances1267
4,882