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Surbiton 1950

[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 and sewers cleared 183
Defective drains repaired 44
Drainage systems partly re-laid 21
Drainage systems completely re-laid 5
Additional drains provided 22
Cesspools and sumps emptied 4
Latrines limed 2
WATER CLOSETS, ETC.
Additional provided
Cleansed and repaired 50
New pans fixed 19
Lighted, ventilated or screened 32
Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed 24
SINKS, BATHS, ETC .
New fixed 16
WASTE PIPES. ETC.
Repaired 12
New provided 11
Disconnected or trapped 8
WATER SUPPLY.
Water re-instated 3
Service pipes and cisterns repaired, etc 7
Draw-off taps disconnected from cisterns 3
PAVING
Yards newly paved
Yard paving repaired or relaid 14
DUST RECEPTACLES.
New dustbins provided 27
Manure receptacles provided 1
DAMPNESS.
Roofs repaired
Gutters and rainwater pipes repaired or renewed 87
Damp courses inserted 12
Ventilation provided under floors 5
External walls pointed or rendered 12
Walls treated with damp resisting material 14
Sites of houses concreted 2
Surface water pumped from site concrete 1
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