London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wealdstone]
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[CIII.]
| Drainage and Sewerage. | Disinfection. | Dust. | Sundry Nuisances Abated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Closets. | Percentage of Houses Provided with Water Closets. | Drains. | Cesspools. | Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rooms Disinfected | Rooms stripped and cleansed. | Articles disinfected or destroyed. | New bins provided. | Periodical frequency of dust removal. | Number of complaints of non-removal received. | Overcrowding. | Smoke. | Accumulation of refuse. | Foul ditches, ponds, &c., and stagnant water. | Foul pigs and other animals. | Dampness. | Other nuisances. | |||||||||||||
| New, Constructed. | Number of Water Closets substituted for Dry Receptacles. | Repaired, Supplied with Water, or otherwise Improved. | Examined, Tested, Exposed, etc. | Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, etc. | Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes Disconnected, Repaired, etc. | Soil Pipes and Drains Ventilated. | Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted. | Reconstructed. | Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, etc. | Abolished, and Drain connected to Sewer. | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | all | 10 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 99°/o | 39 | 12 | 11 | 3 | Weekly | 32 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |||||