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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 1953
[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 | 5 |
| Repairs or amendments to existing drains | 99 |
| Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed | 83 |
| Manholes provided or repaired | 28 |
| Intercepting traps fixed | 1 |
| Soil and ventilation pipes repaired or renewed | 32 |
| Water-Closet and Sanitary Fittings | |
| Water-closet buildings provided or repaired | 18 |
| Water-closet pans provided or renewed | 45 |
| Water-closets unstopped, cleansed or repaired | 19 |
| Flushing cisterns provided or repaired | 21 |
| New sinks provided | 25 |
| New lavatory basins provided | 7 |
| Waste pipe trapped, repaired or unstopped | 78 |
| Baths provided or made usable | 9 |
| Urinals cleansed | 7 |
| General | |
| Roofs repaired | 325 |
| Rain-water gutters, renewed or repaired | 159 |
| Rain-water pipes provided or repaired | 80 |
| Dampness remedied | 126 |
| Damp-proof courses provided | 9 |
| Yard paving provided or repaired | 25 |
| Rooms cleansed | 411 |
| Rooms disinfested of vermin | 7 |
| Walls and ceilings repaired | 14 |
| Floors repaired | 108 |
| Windows, doors, skylights, sashcords and fittings repaired .. | 188 |
| Window-sills repaired | 24 |
| Water cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered | 12 |
| Water supply pipes repaired | 16 |
| Stoves, Ranges, Coppers renewed or repaired | 52 |
| Flues and Chimneys repaired | 11 |
| Accumulation of Refuse removed | 18 |
| Dustbins provided | 34 |
| Food Stores provided | 21 |
| Miscellaneous items | 56 |