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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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WATER CLOSETS.
Additional provided 11
New pans fixed 40
Pans cleansed or repaired 14
Pans provided with anti-syphonage pipe
New flushing cisterns fixed 20
Flushing cisterns repaired 18
Lighted or Ventilated 1
External walls repaired 1
Internal walls rendered or repaired 13
Doors repaired or renewed 1
Hoofs repaired 8
Floors repaired or re-laid 1
URINALS.
New urinals constructed 1
SINKS. BATHS, ETC.
Repaired 3
New fixed 12
Additional provided 10
New trapped waste pipes provided 18
Waste pipes repaired 16
Waste pipes trapped or disconnected from drain 16
DAMPNESS.
Roofs repaired and made weatherproof 37
Damp walls re-pointed or repaired 1
Damp walls rendered externally with Portland cement 1
Damp walls treated with a damp-proof solution 12
Site of houses concreted 7
Ventilation under floors provided 7
Defective window cills repaired or renewed 7
WATER SUPPLY.
Storage cisterns abolished and water fittings connected
direct to main 5