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Surbiton 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

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DETAILS OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS ETC.
EFFECTED DURING THE YEAR
Drainage
Choked drains and sewers cleared 287
Defective drains repaired 17
Drainage systems partly relaid 7
Drainage systems completely relaid 2
Additional drains provided 7
R.W.drain disconnected from soil drain 1
Water Closets,etc.
Additional provided 7
Cleansed and repaired 121
New pans fixed 5
Lighted, ventilated or screened 20
Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed 9
Sinks, Baths,etc.
New fixed 4
Waste Pipes, etc.
Repaired 10
New provided 1
Disconnected or trapped 1
Water Supply.
Water re-instated 2
Service pipes and cisterns repaired etc. 3
Paving.
Yard paving repaired or relaid 1
Dust Receptacles.
New dustbins provided 11
Dampness.
Roofs repaired 25
Gutters and rainwater pipes repaired or renewed 25
External walls pointed or rendered 8
Walls treated with damp resisting material 6
Ventilation under floors provided 1
General
Windows repaired or renewed 34
Doors repaired or renewed 2
Floors repaired or renewed 3
Stoves and coppers repaired or renewed 4
Internal walls and ceilings repaired 15
Rooms ventilated 3
Rooms cleansed and redecorated 13
Dangerous walls demolished 1
Accumulations removed or covered 16
Statutory entries made in rent hooks 1
Smoke nuisances abated 7
Overcrowding abated 3
Caravans removed 16
Shops Act infringements corrected 7
Miscellaneous 2
29.