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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS CARRIED OUT
DRAINAGE
Number of houses and premises redrained 27
Repairs or amendments to existing drains 111
Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed 201
Manholes provided or repaired 93
Intercepting traps fixed 24
Soil and Vents repaired or renewed 133
WATER-CLOSET AND SANITARY FITTINGS
Water-closet buildings provided or repaired 65
Water-closet pans provided or renewed 164
Water-closets unstopped, cleansed or repaired 98
Flushing cisterns provided or repaired 103
New sinks provided 64
New lavatory basins provided 75
Waste pipe trapped, repaired or unstopped 174
Baths provided or made useable 41
Urinals cleansed 5
MISCELLANEOUS
Roofs repaired 765
Rain-water gutters, renewed or repaired 459
Rain-water pipes provided or repaired 365
Dampness remedied 357
Damp-proof courses provided 102
Yard paving provided or repaired 119
Rooms cleansed 1,208
Rooms disinfested of vermin 27
Walls and ceilings repaired 2,553
Floors repaired 403
Sub-floor ventilation provided 95
Windows, doors, skylights, sashcords and fittings repaired 1,090
Window-sills repaired 171
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