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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 1904

[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 mprovements made under the supervision of Mr. Johnson, the Sanitary Inspector

TABLE 5.

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

Accumulations Removed42
Cisterns Provided6
Cisterns Repaired, Cleansed or Covered49
Drains, New, Provided119
Drains, Repaired or Altered58
Drains, Stoppages Removed44
Dustbins Provided29
Flushing Boxes, New, Provided116
Flushing Boxes Repaired45
Manure Receptacles Provided4
Overcrowding Nuisances Abated5
R.W. Pipes Disconnected49
Roofs Repaired29
Rooms Disinfected325
Rooms Stripped and Cleansed244
Soil Pipes, New, Provided43
Soil Pipes Repaired or Altered11
Ventilating Pipes, New, Provided222
Ventilating Pipes Repaired or Altered11
Waste Pipes, New, Provided84
Waste Pipes Repaired, Disconnected or Trapped25
Water Closets, New, Provided167
Water Closets Repaired or Ventilated11
Water Service Restored13
Yards Cleansed38
Yards Paved73
Other Nuisances Abated38
Total1,900