London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Teddington 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Teddington]
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Water Closets:—
New apparatus provided 18
Repaired, cleansed, etc. 46
Supplied with water, or supply rendered
efficient 59
Drains examined, tested, exposed, etc. 4
Drains unstopped, repaired, trapped 131
Soil Pipes and Drains ventilated 7
Cesspools emptied, cleansed, etc. 6
Rooms fumigated 46
Rooms stripped and cleansed 13
Dust-bins repaired 0
New Dust-bins provided 6
Roofs of Houses repaired 59
Guttering and Rain Pipes repaired 32
Dampness in walls 38
Accumulation of Refuse 17
Stagnant water 6
Defective Urinals 0
Foul Pigs and other animals 2
Insanitary Privies 2
Other nuisances 26