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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DETAILS OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS, ETC.
EFFECTED DURING THE YEAR.
(Excluding Council Houses.)
Drainage .
Defective drains repaired, cleansed, etc 153
Drainage systems partly reconstructed 2
Additional drains provided 7
Water Closets, etc.
Additional provided 16
Cleansed or repaired 37
New pans fixed 10
Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed 13
Lighted, ventilated or screened 7
Additional urinals provided . 2
Urinals repaired 3
Urinals cleansed 13
Sinks, Baths, etc.
New f ixed. 10
Waste Pipes, etc.
Re paired 12
New provided 5
Discpnnected or trapped 2
Water Supply.
Water re-instated or laid on 1
Service pipes and cisterns repaired, etc 27
Paving.
Yard paving repaired 6
Dust Receptacles.
Provided 34
Damp ne s s.
Roofs repaired 21
Eaves gutters or rain water pipes -repaired or renewed, 15
Damp course fixed. 2
Site of house concreted 2
Ventilation under floors provided 2
External walls pointed or rendered 5
Walls treated with damp resisting solution 4
General.
Windows provided,: repaired or-renewed 31
Windows made to open 5
Floors repaired or renewed 9
Doors repaired or renewed 7
Ranges and coppers repaired or renewed 24
Rooms ventilated 6
Internal walls and ceilings repaired 51
Rooms cleansed 35
Obstructive buildings removed l
14.