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Tottenham 1913

[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 inspections192Smoke observations22
Re-inspections1602Overcrowding1
Drains, examined, tested, etc.251Accumulations of refuse30
,, unstopped35Visits in connection with cases
,, re-constructed & repaired67of infectious disease (including Tuberculosis)319
Disconnecting traps inserted8
R.W. pipes, wastes, etc., disconnected3Rooms inspected after disinfection161
Dust bins provided26Other nuisances, etc.25
Roofs repaired31Factories, No. of inspections24
Gutters repaired and renewed45Workshops & workplaces „49
Cisterns cleaned, repaired, etc.29Laundries „56
W.C. new apparatus provided21Dairies, etc.147
,, repaired, cleaned, etc.27Cowsheds ,,10
,, Water Fittings repaired40Bakehouses ,,30
New sinks provided4P.H. urinals ,,242
Sink wastes repaired31Stables and Mews ,,295
Wash-house floors repaired15Complaints investigated40
Yards paved and drained42Appointments145
Premises cleaned, etc.54School inspections22
Ventilation below floor provided26Pawnbrokers3

WEST GREEN WARD (Mr. J. B. Smith).

House to house inspections161Rooms inspected after disinfec tion101
Re-inspections1150
Drains, examined, tested, etc.541Sub-let houses inspected6
„ defective86Other nuisances, etc35
,, reconstructed & repaired86Laundries, number of inspections5
Soil pipes and drains ventilated40Factories „10
R.W. pipes, wastes, etc., dis connected and repaired50Workshops X: workplaces ,,29
Dairies, etc. ,,44
Dust bins provided16Bakehouses35
Roofs repaired60P.H. Urinals32
Gutters ,,Stables and Mews „124
Cisterns cleaned, repaired, etc.28Slaughter-houses „97
W.C. new apparatus provided9Brooks and watercourses inspected20
,, repaired, cleaned, etc.20
Yards paved and drained49Schools inspected9