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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 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Table: TABLE 1.The following is a summary of the nuisances abated and sanitary improvements made under the supervision of Mr. Johnson, the Sanitary Inspector

TABLE 1.

The following is a summary of the nuisances abated and sanitary improvements made under the supervision of Mr. Johnson, the Sanitary Inspector

Animals Removed12
Accumulations Removed57
Cisterns Provided14
Cisterns Cleansed or Covered90
Cisterns Repaired13
Drain Stoppages Removed93
Dust Bins Provided63
Dust Bins Repaired3
Dilapidated Houses Repaired1
Drains, New, Provided142
Drains, Repaired and Altered81
Flushing Boxes, New, Provided199
Flushing Boxes Repaired61
Guttering and Spouting Provided7
Guttering and Spouting Repaired32
Houses, Sites Concreted2
Manure Receptacles Provided20
Overcrowding Nuisances Abated7
R.W. Pipes and Waste Pipes Disconnected85
Roofs, Leaky, Repaired50
Rooms Disinfected346
Rooms Cleansed and Whitewashed122
Smoke Nuisances Abated1
Soil Pipes, New, Provided41
Urinals, Water Laid on, Cleansed, etc.7
Ventilating Pipes, New, Provided197
Ventilating Pipes Repaired47
Waste Pipes Trapped and Repaired70
Water Closets, Container Pattern, Removed3
Water Closets, New, Provided227
Water Closets, Repaired and Ventilated35
Water Service Restored47
Yards Cleansed80
Yards Paved101
Total2356