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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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VENTILATING SHAFTS.
Defective ventilating shafts removed and new ones fixed 1
Defective ventilating shafts repaired 21
Additional ventilating shafts provided 1
New mica flap fresh air inlet valves fixed 7
Mica flap fresh air inlet valves repaired 40
WATER CLOSETS.
Additional provided 7
New pans fixed 22
Pans cleansed or repaired 17
Pans provided with anti-syphonage pipe 1
New flushing cisterns fixed 13
Flushing cisterns repaired 15
Water supply reinstated 4
Ceilings provided 1
Internal walls rendered or repaired 8
Doors repaired or renewed 2
Roofs repaired 5
Floors repaired or re-laid 1
URINALS.
Public House urinals cleansed or repaired 1
New urinals constructed 1
SINKS. BATHS, ETC.
New fixed 18
Additional provided 7
New trapped waste pipes provided 18
Waste pipes repaired 16
Waste pipes trapped or disconnected from drain 40
DAMPNESS.
Roofs repaired and made weatherproof 18
Damp walls provided with damp-proof courses 8
Damp walls re-pointed or repaired 13