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Wimbledon 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Table: TABLE 6.The following is a summary of the nuisances abated and sanitary improvements carried out under the supervision of the Sanitary Department:—

TABLE 6.

The following is a summary of the nuisances abated and sanitary improvements carried out under the supervision of the Sanitary Department:—

Accumulations Removed38
Cisterns Provided5
Cisterns Repaired, Cleansed or Covered113
Drains, New, Provided130
Drains, Repaired or Altered62
Drains, Stoppages Removed50
Dustbins Provided44
Flushing Boxes, New, Provided104
Flushing Boxes, Repaired70
Manure Receptacles Provided11
Overcrowding Nuisances Abated6
R. W. Pipes Disconnected69
Roofs Repaired47
Rooms Disinfected737
Rooms Stripped and Cleansed485
Soil Pipes. New, Provided51
Soil Pipes, Repaired or Altered10
Ventilating Pipes, New, Provided209
Ventilating Pipes, Repaired or Altered15
Waste Pipes, New, Provided61
Waste Pipes Repaired, Disconnected or Trapped31
Water Closets, New, Provided177
Water Closets, Repaired or Ventilated6
Water Service Restored17
Yards Cleansed10
Yards Paved94
Guttering Repaired27
Floors Ventilated26
Nuisance Abated from Damp Walls52
Other Nuisances113
Total2870

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