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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
Surbiton 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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50
Water Supply.
Draw off taps disconnected 7
Water re-instated or laid on 2
Service pipes and cisterns repaired, etc. 142
Paving.
Yards paved 54
Yard paving repaired 18
Dust Receptacles.
Provided 80
Dampness.
Roofs repaired 135
Eaves gutters or rain water pipes repaired and renewed 40
Damp courses fixed 31
Site of house concreted 20
Ventilation under floors provided 22
External walls pointed and rendered 93
House walls treated with solution 37
General Repairs.
Windows made to open 46
Windows provided, repaired or renewed 296
House floors repaired or renewed 92
Doors repaired or renewed 191
Ranges and coppers repaired or renewed 242
Food stores provided or ventilated 16
Rooms ventilated 21
Internal Walls and Ceilings repaired 62
Rooms cleansed 1099
External and internal painting 7
Handrails provided 25
Overcrowding abated 2
Animals removed 5
Accumulations removed 18
Miscellaneous 103
Cesspools abolished 1