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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Southwark 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE 18.Summary of Sanitary Works completed under the Public Health Act during the year 1935.

TABLE 18.

Summary of Sanitary Works completed under the Public Health Act during the year 1935.

Intimation Notices complied with3,972
Drains reconstructed117
Drains repaired186
Drains intercepted and ventilated342
Drains unstopped216
Gullies provided364
Soil-pipes provided or repaired217
Closets provided425
Closet pans and traps835
Water apparatus repaired752
Sink, Lavatory and waste pipes1,611
Rainwater pipes repaired, etc.430
Water supply to upper floors37
Draw taps on main285
New water supplies147
Roofs and gutters repaired3,261
Paving repaired634
Dampness abated921
Rooms cleansed4,531
Sub-floor ventilation188
Staircase ventilated56
Dust-bins provided1,073
Overcrowding abated17
Miscellaneous nuisances abated4,025

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3,425 Intimation Notices were served during the year.
1,429 Statutory Notices were served during the year.