Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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VISITS.—C
Petroleum stores | 388 |
Rag Flock Act . | 4 |
Dairies and milkshops | 81 |
Bakehouses | 46 |
Slaughter-houses | 188 |
Butchers' shops | 101 |
Restaurant kitchens | 47 |
Other food shops | 202 |
Annual licences | 34 |
Stables | 93 |
Urinals | 79 |
Smoke observations | 6 |
Fee tests | 14 |
Water tests applied (new drains) | 66 |
Smoke and chemical tests applied (old drains) | 135 |
Drains examined under Sec. 41, Public Health Act, 1875 | 7 |
Small-Pox Contacts.—Visits | 274 |
14,063 | |
Notices Served. | |
Informal notices | 1,177 |
Statutory do. | 119 |
In 166 instances work was carried out without a written
notice.
SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS CARRIED OUT.
Drainage.
Number of houses and premises redrained | 60 |
Repairs or amendments to existing drains | 116 |
Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed | 143 |
Manholes provided | 85 |
,, repaired | 23 |
Intercepting traps fixed | 24 |
New gully traps fixed | 139 |
,, soil pipes and ventilating shafts fixed | 56 |
Soil pipes and ventilating shafts repaired | 67 |
Fresh-air inlets provided or repaired | 68 |