Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED
Drainage
Number of houses and premises redrained 10
Repairs or amendments to existing drains 446
Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed 393
Manholes provided or repaired 178
Intercepting traps fixed 23
Soil and Vents repaired or renewed 56
Water- Closet and Sanitary Fittings
Water-closet buildings provided or repaired 15
Water-closet pans provided or renewed 65
Water-closets unstopped, cleansed or repaired 35
Flushing cisterns provided or repaired 31
New sinks provided 68
New lavatory basins provided 43
Waste pipe trapped, repaired or unstopped 187
Baths provided or made usable 11
Urinals cleansed 1
Miscellaneous
Roofs repaired 441
Rain-water gutters, renewed or repaired 236
Rain-water pipes provided or repaired 125
Dampness remedied 213
Damp-proof courses provided 18
Yard paving provided or repaired 55
Rooms cleansed 691
Rooms disinfested of vermin 5
Walls and ceilings repaired 1,411
Floors repaired 209
Sub-floor ventilation provided 10
Windows, doors, skylights, sashcords and fittings repaired 496
Window-sills repaired 66
Water cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered 13
Water supply pipes repaired 11
Stoves, Ranges, Coppers renewed or repaired 123
Flues and Chimneys repaired 35
Accumulation of Refuse removed 5
Dustbins provided 50
Food Stores provided 23
Miscellaneous items 111
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