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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 1900

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Table: TABLE 1The following is a Summary of the Nuisances complained of and inspected during the year, and the work carried out under the supervision of Mr. Johnson, the Sanitary Inspector:—

TABLE 1

The following is a Summary of the Nuisances complained of and inspected during the year, and the work carried out under the supervision of Mr. Johnson, the Sanitary Inspector:—

Animals Removed4
Accumulations Removed87
Cisterns Provided35
Cisterns Cleansed or Covered75
Cisterns Repaired36
Cesspools Removed1
Dilapidated Houses Repaired3
Drain Stoppages Removed71
Dust Bins Provided128
„ Repaired10
Drains, New, Provided264
Drains, Repaired and Altered51
Flushing Boxes, New, Provided278
Flushing Boxes Repaired74
Guttering and Spouting Provided16
Guttering and Spouting Repaired26
Houses Cleaned and Whitewashed24
Manure Receptacles Provided2
Overcrowding Nuisances Abated4
R.W. Pipe and Waste Pipes Disconnected268
Roofs, Leaky, Repaired49
Smoke Nuisances Abated7
Soil Pipes, New, Provided106
Urinals, Water Laid on, Cleansed, &c.1
Ventilating Pipes, New, Provided323
Ventilating Pipes Repaired34
Waste Pipes Trapped and Repaired105
Water Closets, Container Pattern, Removed4
Water Closets Repaired and Ventilated27
Water Closets, New, Provided352
Water Service Restored31
Yards Cleansed30
Yards Paved154
Total2680