London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hornsey 1934

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

This page requires JavaScript

27
Manholes provided 33
do. repaired 31
Intercepting traps fixed 22
New gulley traps fixed 113
New soil pipes and ventilating shafts fixed 48
Soil pipes and ventilating shafts repaired 60
Fresh-air inlets provided or repaired 73
Water-Closets and Sanitary Fittings.
New water-closet basins fixed 220
Water-closets unstopped, cleansed or repaired 40
New check cisterns fitted to water-closets; existing check
cisterns repaired 126
New sinks provided 175
New lavatory basins provided 97
New waste-pipes fixed 260
Waste-pipes trapped, repaired or unstopped 392
Urinals repaired or renewed 6
Miscellaneous.
Roofs repaired 187
Eaves guttering renewed, cleansed or repaired 91
Rain-water pipes provided, repaired or unstopped 101
do. disconnected from drains 8
Damp walls remedied 138
Damp-proof courses inserted 30
Paving of yards repaired 118
Premises structurally repaired 1,088
Rooms cleansed, distempered or papered 674
Rooms disinfested of vermin 234
Work-rooms cleansed or repaired 28
Drinking-water cisterns repaired, cleansed and covered 78
Water supply reinstated 2
do. (additional) provided 21
Baths provided or made usable 56
Windows and skylights provided or made usable 107
Floors repaired 163
Window sills repaired 83
Sash cords and fittings repaired 123
Sanitary dustbins provided 200