London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hornsey 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
This page requires JavaScript
C (IV). COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX —SANITARY WORK, 1904.
| Name of Sanitary District. | Disinfection. | Dust. | Dampness. | Sundry nuisances abated. | Contagious Diseases of Animals. | Infant Life Protection Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooms fumigated. | Rooms Stripped & 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. | Roofs repaired, Ac. | Guttering & rain-pipes repaired, &c. | Gardens, Areas, &c., levelled and drained. | Yards paved and drained. | Surface adjoining bouses paved. | Dry areas provided. | Ventilation below floor provided | Basements rendered impervious | Overcrowding. | Smoke. | Accumulations of refuse. | Foul ditches, ponds, &c., and stagnant water. | Foul pigs and other animals. | Other nuisances. | | Outbreaks. | i Animals Infected. | ; Animals Destroyed. | j Number of licensed premises. | j Number of children. | | Number of deaths. | |
| HORNSEY. | 346 | 30 | 9,222 | 2 | 92 | 15 | Weekly. Tenements & Flats twice a week. | — | 36 | 35 | 25 | 87 | 46 | 11 | 56 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 101 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |