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
Surbiton 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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Cold water draw-off taps disconnected from storage
cisterns and connected direct to main 16
Storage cisterns cleansed and covered 11
Water supply reinstated or laid on to house 1
Defective water pipes or fittings repaired 3
Polluted wells Closed 1
YARDS.
Newly paved 10
Paving repaired 17
Paving extended 1
Cleansed 23
GENERAL REPAIRS.
Defective house walls repaired 62
Defective chimney stacks rebuilt 6
Defective ceilings repaired or renewed 2-t
Defective floors repaired or renewed 31
Defective skirtings repaired 3
Defective windows repaired or renewed 91
Fixed windows made to open 4
Additional windows provided 1
Broken sash cords renewed 82
Stoves or coppers repaired or renewed 34
Doors repaired or renewed 38
Rooms provided with permanent means of ventilation 2
Staircases provided with a handrail 11
Stair treads repaired 2
Houses painted externally 19
Dirty or infectious rooms cleansed and re-decorated 325
Verminous rooms cleansed and purified 7
Miscellaneous 17
RAIN WATER PIPES, GUTTERS, Etc.
Eaves gutters repaired or renewed 15
Rain water pipes repaired or renewed 13
Rain water pipes disconnected from soil drain 1