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Surbiton 1944

[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.
Choked drains cleared. 79
Defective drains repaired 12
Drainage systems completely re-laid 1
Drainage systems partly re-laid 2
Additional drains provided 8
Water Closets, etc.
Additional provided 9
Cleansed or repaired 20
New pans fixed 15
Flusing cisterns repaired or renewed 29
Sinks, Baths, etc.
New fixed 13
Waste Pipes, etc.
Repaired or trapped 11
New provided 15
Water Supply.
Service pipes and cisterns repaired, etc. 21
Water re-instated 5
Paving.
Yard paving repaired 4
Dust Receptacles.
Provided 62
Dampness.
Roofs repaired 22
Eaves gutters or rain water pipes repaired or renewed 13
Site of house concreted 1
Ventilation under floors provided 1
External walls 1pointed or rendered 4
Walls treated with solution 2
New open area formed 1
General.
Windows provided, repaired or renewed 39
Doors repaired or renewed 19
Floors repaired or renewed 25
Stoves or coppers repaired or renewed 7
Internal walls and ceilings repaired 46
External painting 1
Chimney stacks and pots repaired or renewed 8
Rooms cleansed 98
Accumulations removed 9
Food premises cleansed 4
Nuisance from animals abated 1
Means of escape from factories in case of fire put
in order . 5
Heating provided to shops 1
Walls shored up 1
Brick arches rebuilt 1
Miscellaneous 2
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