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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
Hornsey 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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No. 3. COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.—SANITAKY WORK, 1905.
| Name of Sanitary District. | 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 & Cleansed. | Articles disinfected or destroyed | New bins provided. | Periodical frequency of dlist removal. | Number of complaints of non-removal received. | Overcrowding. | Smoke. | Accumulations 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, SuppliedVith Water, or otherwise Improved. | Examined, Tested, Exposed, &c. | Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, &c. | Waste Pipes, RainWater Pipes, Disconnected. Repaired, &c. | Soil Pipes and Drains] Ventilated. | Disconnecting-Traps or Chambers Inserted. | Reconstructed. | Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, &c. | Abolished, & Drain Connected to Sewer. | ||||||||||||||||
| HORNSEY. | 67 | — | 247 | 100 | 520 | 142 | 290 | 142 | 63 | 164 | 1 | 3 | 100 | 447 | 120 | 5,302 | 79 | Weekly. Tenements & Flats twice a week. | 44 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 5 | — | 56 | 125 |