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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Hornsey 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Table: VISITS.—C ontd.

VISITS.—C ontd.

Petroleum stores388
Rag Flock Act .4
Dairies and milkshops81
Bakehouses46
Slaughter-houses188
Butchers' shops101
Restaurant kitchens47
Other food shops202
Annual licences34
Stables93
Urinals79
Smoke observations6
Fee tests14
Water tests applied (new drains)66
Smoke and chemical tests applied (old drains)135
Drains examined under Sec. 41, Public Health Act, 18757
Small-Pox Contacts.—Visits274
14,063
Notices Served.
Informal notices1,177
Statutory do.119

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In 166 instances work was carried out without a written
notice.

Table: SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS CARRIED OUT.Drainage.

SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS CARRIED OUT.

Drainage.

Number of houses and premises redrained60
Repairs or amendments to existing drains116
Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed143
Manholes provided85
,, repaired23
Intercepting traps fixed24
New gully traps fixed139
,, soil pipes and ventilating shafts fixed56
Soil pipes and ventilating shafts repaired67
Fresh-air inlets provided or repaired68