Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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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 Removed | 30 |
Cisterns Provided | 3 |
Cisterns Repaired, Cleansed or Covered | 98 |
Drains, New, Provided | 150 |
Drainsj Repaiied or Altered | 60 |
Drains, Stoppages Removed | 33 |
Dustbins Provided | 50 |
Flushing Boxes, New, Provided | 150 |
Flushing Boxes Repaired | 62 |
Manure Receptacles Provided | 3 |
Overcrowding Nuisances Abated | 3 |
R.W. Pipes Disconnected | 36 |
Roofs Repaired | 5'1 |
Rooms Disinfected | 256 |
Rooms Stripped and Cleansed | 242 |
Soil Pipes, New, Provided | 38 |
Soil Pipes Repaired or Altered | 11 |
Ventilating Pipes, New, Provided | 275 |
Ventilating Pipes Repaired or Altered | 21 |
Waste Pipes, New, Provided | 34 |
Waste Pipes Repaired, Disconnected or Trapped | 26 |
Water Closets, New, Provided | 180 |
Water Closets Repaired or Ventilated | 14 |
Water Service Restored | 10 |
Yards Cleansed | 47 |
Yards Paved | 100 |
Other Nuisances Abated | 117 |
Total | 2,100 |