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 Hampstead Borough]
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simple open fire may in total be more expensive than the installation
of a free standing eonvector fire which can be fitted without removing
the existing fire back.
(7) The cost of new appliances may in most cases be judged reasonable if
it corresponds broadly with the cost of appliances installed in houses
provided by local authorities. But the installation of appliances with
elaborate extra fittings or of superior finish is not necessary nor is the use
of inherently expensive systems of space heatina and water heating even