London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hornsey 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
This page requires JavaScript
SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED
Drainage
Number of houses and premises redrained 40
Repairs or amendments to existing drains 440
Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed 195
Manholes provided or repaired 87
Intercepting traps fixed 52
Soil and ventilation pipes repaired or renewed 26
Water- Closet and Sanitary Fittings
Water-closet buildings provided or repaired 1
Water-closet pans provided or renewed 57
Water-closets unstopped, cleansed or repaired 15
Flushing cisterns provided or repaired 19
New sinks provided 6
New lavatory basins provided 4
Waste pipes trapped, repaired or unstopped 88
Baths provided or made usable 3
General
Roofs repaired 204
Rain-water gutters, renewed or repaired 88
Rain-water pipes provided or repaired 30
Dampness remedied 103
Damp-proof courses provided 4
Yard paving provided or repaired 10
Rooms cleansed 139
Floors repaired 50
Sub-floor vent provided 3
Windows, doors, skylights, sashcords and fittings repaired 213
Window-sills repaired 23
Water cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered 12
Water supply pipes repaired 39
Stoves, Ranges, Coppers renewed or repaired 45
Flues and Chimneys repaired 14
Accumulation of Refuse removed 11
Dustbins provided 12
Miscellaneous items 87
29