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Hornsey 1957

[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 4
Repairs or amendments to existing drains 240
Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed 280
Manholes provided or repaired 105
Intercepting traps fixed 101
Soil and ventilation pipes repaired or renewed 18
Water-Closet and Sanitary Fittings
Water-closets and sanitary fittings provided 2
Water-closet buildings provided or repaired 2
Water-closet pans provided or renewed 35
Water-closets unstopped, cleansed or repaired 4
Flushing cisterns provided or repaired 9
New sinks provided 5
New lavatory basins provided 7
Waste pipes trapped, repaired or unstopped 86
Baths provided or made usable 3
General
Roofs repaired 114
Rain-water gutters, renewed or repaired 50
Rain-water pipes provided or repaired 36
Dampness remedied 7
Damp-proof courses provided 7
Yard paving provided or repaired 7
Rooms cleansed 62
Floors repaired 27
Windows, doors, skylights, sashcords and fittings repaired 56
Window-sills repaired 6
Water cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered 2
Water supply pipes repaired 6
Stoves, Ranges, renewed or repaired 16
Flues and Chimneys repaired 5
Accumulation of Refuse removed 13
Dustbins provided 13
Miscellaneous items 57
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