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 Tottenham District]
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GENERAL SANITARY WORK.
The work of the six male Sanitary Inspectors and the work of the two female Sanitary Inspectors so far as it relates to general sanitary matters is epitomised and subjoined.
HARRINGAY WARD (Mr. W. Redston). | |||
House to house inspections | 192 | Smoke observations | 22 |
Re-inspections | 1602 | Overcrowding | 1 |
Drains, examined, tested, etc. | 251 | Accumulations of refuse | 30 |
,, unstopped | 35 | Visits in connection with cases | |
,, re-constructed & repaired | 67 | of infectious disease (including Tuberculosis) | 319 |
Disconnecting traps inserted | 8 | ||
R.W. pipes, wastes, etc., disconnected | 3 | Rooms inspected after disinfection | 161 |
Dust bins provided | 26 | Other nuisances, etc. | 25 |
Roofs repaired | 31 | Factories, No. of inspections | 24 |
Gutters repaired and renewed | 45 | Workshops & workplaces „ | 49 |
Cisterns cleaned, repaired, etc. | 29 | Laundries „ | 56 |
W.C. new apparatus provided | 21 | Dairies, etc. | 147 |
,, repaired, cleaned, etc. | 27 | Cowsheds ,, | 10 |
,, Water Fittings repaired | 40 | Bakehouses ,, | 30 |
New sinks provided | 4 | P.H. urinals ,, | 242 |
Sink wastes repaired | 31 | Stables and Mews ,, | 295 |
Wash-house floors repaired | 15 | Complaints investigated | 40 |
Yards paved and drained | 42 | Appointments | 145 |
Premises cleaned, etc. | 54 | School inspections | 22 |
Ventilation below floor provided | 26 | Pawnbrokers | 3 |
WEST GREEN WARD (Mr. J. B. Smith).
House to house inspections | 161 | Rooms inspected after disinfec tion | 101 |
Re-inspections | 1150 | ||
Drains, examined, tested, etc. | 541 | Sub-let houses inspected | 6 |
„ defective | 86 | Other nuisances, etc | 35 |
,, reconstructed & repaired | 86 | Laundries, number of inspections | 5 |
Soil pipes and drains ventilated | 40 | Factories „ | 10 |
R.W. pipes, wastes, etc., dis connected and repaired | 50 | Workshops X: workplaces ,, | 29 |
Dairies, etc. ,, | 44 | ||
Dust bins provided | 16 | Bakehouses | 35 |
Roofs repaired | 60 | P.H. Urinals | 32 |
Gutters ,, | Stables and Mews „ | 124 | |
Cisterns cleaned, repaired, etc. | 28 | Slaughter-houses „ | 97 |
W.C. new apparatus provided | 9 | Brooks and watercourses inspected | 20 |
,, repaired, cleaned, etc. | 20 | ||
Yards paved and drained | 49 | Schools inspected | 9 |