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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wealdstone]
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| Drainage and Sewerage of existing Buildings. | Disinfection. | Dust. | Sundry Nuisances Abated. | Remarks as to any other matters or in explanation of previous columns. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Water Closets | Percentage of Houses provided with Water Closets. | Drains. | Cesspools. | Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rooms Disinfected (a) Ordinary infectious diseases, (b) Phthisis. | Rooms stripped and cleansed. | Articles Disinfected or destroyed, (a) Ordinary infectious disease, (b) Phthisis. | New Bins provided. | How frequently is dust removed from each house ? | Number of Complaints of Non-Removal received. | Method of Disposal (a) Destructor, (b) by tipping), (c) Other, state method. | Overcrowding. | Smoke. | Accumulations of Refuse. | Foul Ditches, Ponds, &c., and Stagnant Water. | Foul Pigs and other Animals. | Dampness. | ' Yards repaved or repaired. | Other Nuisances. | ||||||||||||||
| Number of Water Closets substituted for Dry Receptacles. | Repaired, Supplied with Water, or otherwise Improved. | Examined, Tested, Exposed, &c. | Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, &c. | Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes Disconnected, Repaired, &c. | New Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts fixed. | Existing Soil Pipes or Ventilating; Shafts repaired. | Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted. | Reconstructed. | Rendered Impervious, Emptied Cleansed, &c. | Abolished, and Drain connected to Sewer. | ||||||||||||||||||
| nil. | 8 | all. | 26 | 24 | 6 | 2 | nil. | nil. | nil. | nil. | 99.7% | a 48 | weekly | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||