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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
This page requires JavaScript
SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED
Drainage
Number of houses and premises redrained 19
Repairs or amendments to existing drains 424
Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed 310
Manholes provided or repaired 31
Intercepting traps fixed 40
Soil and ventilation pipes repaired or renewed 41
Water-Closet and Sanitary Fittings
Water-closet buildings provided or repaired 1
Water-closet pans provided or renewed 42
Water-closets unstopped, cleansed or repaired 28
Flushing cisterns provided or repaired 24
New sinks provided 28
New lavatory basins provided 11
Waste pipes trapped, repaired or unstopped 43
Baths provided or made usable 8
General
Roofs repaired 284
Rain-water gutters, renewed or repaired 147
Rain-water pipes provided or repaired 64
Dampness remedied 168
Damp-proof courses provided 15
Yard paving provided or repaired 8
Rooms cleansed 242
Floors repaired 42
Sub-floor vent provided 8
Windows, doors, skylights, sashcords and fittings repaired 477
Window-sills repaired 54
Water cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered 12
Water supply pipes repaired 19
Stoves, Ranges, Coppers renewed or repaired 42
Flues and Chimneys repaired 12
Accumulation of Refuse removed 18
Dustbins provided 16
Food Stores Provided 2
Miscellaneous items 86
34