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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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Intercepting traps fixed 40
New gulley traps fixed 114
New soil pipes and ventilating shafts fixed 50
Soil pipes and ventilating shafts repaired 44
Fresh-air inlets provided or repaired 100
Water-Closets and Sanitary Fittings.
New water-closet buildings 22
New water-closet basins fixed 247
Water-closets unstopped, cleansed or repaired 45
New check cisterns fitted to water-closets; existing check
cisterns repaired 110
New sinks provided 19G
New lavatory basins provided 84
New waste-pipes fixed 161
Waste-pipes trapped, repaired or unstopped 230
Waste-pipes diverted into proper drain 23
Baths provided or made usable 67
Urinals cleansed 14
Miscellaneous.
Roofs repaired 327
Eaves, guttering renewed, cleansed or repaired 154
Rain-water pipes provided, repaired or unstopped 118
do. disconnected from drains
Damp walls remedied 110
Damp-proof courses inserted
Paving of yards repaired 133
Premises structurally repaired 1,073
Rooms cleansed, distempered or papered 780
Rooms disinfested of vermin 97
Work-rooms cleansed or repaired 14
Drinking-water cisterns repaired, cleansed and covered ... 64
Water supply reinstated 4
do. (additional) provided 7
Windows and skylights provided or made usable 183
Sub-floor ventilation
26
Floors repaired 26
Window sills repaired 95