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 Y^iAR.
Drainage
Choked drains and sewers cleared 309
Defective drains repaired 37
Drainage systems partly relaid 11
Drainage systems completely relaid 1
Additional drains provided 11
Soil disconnected from surface water 1
Water Closets,etc.
Additional provided 4
Cleansed and repaired 32
New pans fixed 8
Lighted, ventilated or screened 7
Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed 6
Sinks, Baths, etc.
New fixed 7
Waste Pipes etc.
Repaired 4
New provided 2
Disconnected or trapped 1
Water Supply,
Water re-instated 3
Service pipes and cisterns repaired etc 2
Paving.
Yards newly paved 1
Yard paving repaired or relaid 17
Dust receptacles
New dustbins provided 13
Dampness
Roofs repaired 29
Gutters and rainwater pipes repaired or renewed 34
External walls pointed or rendered 20
Walls treated with damp resisting material 24
Damp courses fixed. 1
General
Windows repaired or renewed 116
Doors repaired or renewed 13
Floors repaired or renewed 27
Stoves and coppers repaired or renewed 12
Internal walls and ceilings repaired, 31
Rooms ventilated 2
Chimney stacks and pots repaired or renewed 12
Statutory entries made in rent "books 1
Accumulations removed or covered 8
Shops Act infringements corrected 3
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act
infringements corrected 1
Staircase repaired 1
Handrails provided or repaired 1
Overcrowding abated 5
External painting 1
Rooms cleansed and redecorated 22
Urinals repaired 1
29.