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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
Wealdstone 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wealdstone]
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[c IV.] SANITARY WORK, 1903.
| Disinfection. | Dust. | Dampness. | Sundry Nuisances Abated. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booms fumigated. | Booms stripped and cleansed. | Articles disinfected or destroyed. | Dust-bins repaired. | New bins provided. | Movable receptacles substituted for fixed. | Periodical frequency of dust removal. | Number of complaints of non-removal received. | Boofs repaired, &c. | Guttering and rain-pipes repaired &c. | Gardens, Areas, &c., levelled and drained. | Yards paved and drained. | Surface adjoining houses paved. | Dry areas provided. | Ventilation below floor provided | Basements rendered impervious. | Overcrowding. | Smote. | Accumulation of refuse. | Foul ditches, ponds, &c., and stagnant water. | Foul pigs and other animals. | Other nuisances. |
| 27 | 15 | 23 | nil. | 8 | nil. | Fortnightly and weekly during months of July, August, September. | 38 | 5 | 2 | nil | 1 | 1 | nil. | 2 | nil. | 5 | 3 | 18 | 2 | nil. | nil. |