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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SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED
Drainage | |
Number of houses and premises redrained | 5 |
Repairs or amendments to existing drains | 99 |
Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed | 83 |
Manholes provided or repaired | 28 |
Intercepting traps fixed | 1 |
Soil and ventilation pipes repaired or renewed | 32 |
Water-Closet and Sanitary Fittings | |
Water-closet buildings provided or repaired | 18 |
Water-closet pans provided or renewed | 45 |
Water-closets unstopped, cleansed or repaired | 19 |
Flushing cisterns provided or repaired | 21 |
New sinks provided | 25 |
New lavatory basins provided | 7 |
Waste pipe trapped, repaired or unstopped | 78 |
Baths provided or made usable | 9 |
Urinals cleansed | 7 |
General | |
Roofs repaired | 325 |
Rain-water gutters, renewed or repaired | 159 |
Rain-water pipes provided or repaired | 80 |
Dampness remedied | 126 |
Damp-proof courses provided | 9 |
Yard paving provided or repaired | 25 |
Rooms cleansed | 411 |
Rooms disinfested of vermin | 7 |
Walls and ceilings repaired | 14 |
Floors repaired | 108 |
Windows, doors, skylights, sashcords and fittings repaired .. | 188 |
Window-sills repaired | 24 |
Water cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered | 12 |
Water supply pipes repaired | 16 |
Stoves, Ranges, Coppers renewed or repaired | 52 |
Flues and Chimneys repaired | 11 |
Accumulation of Refuse removed | 18 |
Dustbins provided | 34 |
Food Stores provided | 21 |
Miscellaneous items | 56 |