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Hornsey 1952

[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 15
Repairs or amendments to existing drains 212
Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed 224
Manholes provided or repaired 118
Intercepting traps fixed 25
Soil and ventilation pipes repaired or renewed 44
Water-Closet and Sanitary Fittings
Water-closet buildings provided or repaired 20
Water-closet pans provided or renewed 73
Water-closets unstopped, cleansed or repaired 29
Flushing cisterns provided or repaired 39
New sinks provided 91
New lavatory basins provided 29
Waste pipe trapped, repaired or unstopped 277
Baths provided or made usable 7
Urinals cleansed 12
General
Roofs repaired 320
Rain-water gutters, renewed or repaired 126
Rain-water pipes provided or repaired 66
Dampness remedied 128
Damp-proof courses provided 8
Yard paving provided or repaired 68
Rooms cleansed 567
Rooms disinfested of vermin 2
Walls and ceilings repaired 160
Floors repaired 158
Windows, doors, skylights, sashcords and fittings repaired 212
Window-sills repaired 43
Water cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered 11
Water supply pipes repaired 23
Stoves, Ranges, Coppers renewed or repaired 52
Flues and Chimneys repaired 20
Accumulation of Refuse removed 10
Dustbins provided 68
Food Stores provided 20
Miscellaneous items 61
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