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Hornsey 1946

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

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NOTICES
The Notices served during the year are as follows:-
Verbal Preliminary Statutory
Public Health and Housing Acts 289 1,491 139
Housing Byelaws - 32 1
Shops Acts 1 2 -
Factory Act 1 8 -
291 1,533 140
SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS CARRIED OUT
DRAINAGE
Number of houses and premises redrained 4
Repairs or amendments to existing drains 64
Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed 125
Manholes provided 29
Manholes repaired 38
Intercepting traps fixed 4
New gulley traps fixed 38
New soil pipes and ventilating, shafts fixed 16
Soil pipes and ventilating shafts repaired 33
WATER-CLOSETS AND SANITARY FITTINGS
New water-closet buildings 7
New water-closet basins fixed 49
Water-closets unstopped, cleansed or repaired 67
Few sinks provided 16
Few lavatory basins provided 15
Waste-pipes trapped, repaired or unstopped 75
Waste-pipes diverted into proper drain 3
Baths provided or made usable 6
MISCELLANEOUS
Roofs repaired 355
Eaves guttering renewed, cleansed or repaired 194
Rain-water pipes provied, repaired 101
Damp walls remedied 148
Damp-proof courses inserted 20
Paving of yards repaired 37
Rooms cleansed, distempered or papered 159
Premises disinfested of vermin 23
Drinking-water cisterns repaired, cleansed and covered 54
Water supply pipes repaired 35
Water supply (additional) provided 1
Windows and skylights provided or made usable 74
Sub-floor ventilation 54
Flours repaired 147
Walls and ceilings repaired 316
Windowsills repaired 62
Sashcords and fittings repaired 67
Sanitary dustbins provided 34
Accumulations of manure and refuse removed 8
Stoves, ranges and coppers repaired or renewed 125
Food Stores provided 1
Sundry items 111
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