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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 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Table: TABLE 5-The following is a summary of the nuisances abated and sanitary improvements made under the supervision of Mr. Johnson, the Sanitary Inspector :—

TABLE 5-

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

Accumulations Removed30
Cisterns Provided3
Cisterns Repaired, Cleansed or Covered98
Drains, New, Provided150
Drainsj Repaiied or Altered60
Drains, Stoppages Removed33
Dustbins Provided50
Flushing Boxes, New, Provided150
Flushing Boxes Repaired62
Manure Receptacles Provided3
Overcrowding Nuisances Abated3
R.W. Pipes Disconnected36
Roofs Repaired5'1
Rooms Disinfected256
Rooms Stripped and Cleansed242
Soil Pipes, New, Provided38
Soil Pipes Repaired or Altered11
Ventilating Pipes, New, Provided275
Ventilating Pipes Repaired or Altered21
Waste Pipes, New, Provided34
Waste Pipes Repaired, Disconnected or Trapped26
Water Closets, New, Provided180
Water Closets Repaired or Ventilated14
Water Service Restored10
Yards Cleansed47
Yards Paved100
Other Nuisances Abated117
Total2,100