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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 1959
[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 52
Repairs or amendments to existing drains 179
Drains or. gullies unstopped or cleansed 216
Manholes provided or repaired 73
Intercepting traps fixed 20
Soil and ventilation pipes repaired or renewed 41
Water-Closet and Sanitary Fittings
Water-closets and sanitary fittings provided 7
Water-closet buildings provided or repaired 6
Water-closet pans provided or renewed 40
Water-closets unstopped, cleansed or repaired 14
Flushing cisterns provided or repaired 26
New sinks provided 41
New lavatory basins provided 26
Waste pipes trapped, repaired or unstopped 53
Baths provided or made usable 14
General
Roofs repaired 108
Rain-water gutters, renewed or repaired 53
Rain-water pipes provided or repaired 47
Dampness remedied 75
Damp-proof courses provided 7
Yard paving provided or repaired 41
Rooms cleansed 16
Rooms disinfested of vermin 5
Floors repaired 69
Windows, doors, skylights, sashcords and fittings repaired 97
Window-sills repaired 49
Water-cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered 8
Water supply pipes repaired 15
Stoves, ranges, renewed or repaired 17
Flues and chimneys repaired 17
Accumulation of refuse removed 34
Dustbins provided 5
Miscellaneous items 118
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