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 Barnet Urban District Council]
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SUMMARY,
SANITARY INSPECTION OF AREA.
Number of Dwelling Houses Inspected (Primary inspections)
(1) on complaint or general inspection of district. | 259 |
(2) House to House. | 28 |
Re-inspections of houses and visits to works in progress. | 653 |
Visits to houses on notification of Infectious Diseases, including T.B. | 60 |
Visits and inspections under Petroleum Acts | 3 |
Inspections under Shops Act | 33 |
Visits to Slaughter Houses. | 301 |
" " Factories (including Factory Laundries). | 18 |
" " Bakehouses. | 27 |
" " Outworkers' premises. | Nil |
" " Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops. | 33 |
" " Schools. | 2 |
" " Food Manufactories. | 37 |
" " Common Lodging House. | 1 |
" " Public Halls, Cinemas, etc. | Nil |
Inspections under Rent Restriction Acts. | Nil |
Disinfections after Infectious Disease, etc. | 60 |
Visits re. Overcrowding Survey (Measuring houses | 24 |
(other visits | 37 |
"Permitted Number" Certificates issued under Housing Act 1936 | 24 |
SANITARY WORK AND REPAIRS., Houses. | |
Roofs repaired and made watertight. | 299 |
Damp walls remedied. | 60 |
Gutters, downspouts repaired or renewed. | 99 |
Exterior brickwork repaired or repointed. | 50 |
Rooms cleansed, repapered or distempered. | 320 |
Stairs, treads, balusters, repaired. | 6 |
Broken sashcords renewed (number of houses). | 55 |
Window frames and sills repaired. | 27 |
Ranges provided or repaired. | 109 |
Coppers provided or repaired. | 112 |
Floors repaired or renewed. | 37 |
Yard surfaces repaired, or repaved. | 18 |
Defective ventilation beneath floors. | 8 |
Hot water cisterns repaired. | 31 |
Draining Boards renewed. | 43 |
Drainage. | |
Drains unstopped and repaired. | 76 |
Drains tested. | 4 |
Drains reconstructed. | 12 |
Soil or Vent Pipes repaired or renewed. | 8 |
Inspection Chambers constructed or repaired. | 97 |
Cesspools abolished. | 2 |
Water Closets and Sinks. | |
Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed. | 119 |
Flush pipes repaired. | 2 |
New basins, W.C.pans or traps provided. | 32 |
Seats, doors etc. repaired or renewed. | 35 |
Water pipes repaired or renewed. | 90 |
New Sinks. | 13 |
Sink waste pipes unblocked. | 56 |