Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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Miscellaneous.
Two nuisances arising from animals being kept
in an insanitary condition have been abated.
Fifteen offensive accumulations have been
removed.
Nine dirty yards have been cleansed.
One sink waste pipe which discharged into a
stream, causing the same to be polluted, has been
connected with the drain.
One pigsty has been re-constructed, paved and
drained.
HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1925.
Number of new houses erected during the
year :—
(a) Total 219
(b) With State assistance under the Housing
Acts:—
(i.) By the Local Authority Nil
(ii.) By other bodies or persons 91
1 Unfit Dwelling Houses.
Inspection.
(1) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or Housing
Acts) 560
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing (Inspection of
District) Regulations, 1910, or the Housing
Consolidated Regulations, 1925 49