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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 1936

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

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Table: Summary of Sanitary Works completed under the Public Health Act during the year 1936.

Summary of Sanitary Works completed under the Public Health Act during the year 1936.

Intimation Notices complied with3,537
Drains reconstructed68
Drains repaired131
Drains intercepted and ventilated142
Drains unstopped238
Gullies provided157
Soil-pipes provided or repaired167
Closets provided574
Closet pans and traps833
Water apparatus repaired665
Sink, Lavatory and waste pipes1,629
Rainwater pipes repaired, etc.290
Water supply to upper floors30
Draw taps on main251
New water supplies19
Roofs and gutters repaired1,634
Paving repaired308
Dampness abated811
Rooms cleansed3,249
Sub-floor ventilation50
Staircase ventilated26
Dust-bins provided1,056
Overcrowding abated2
Miscellaneous nuisances abated5,087