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Hornsey 1960

[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 8
Repairs or amendments to existing drains 75
Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed 118
Manholes provided or repaired 30
Intercepting traps fixed 14
Soil and ventilation pipes repaired or renewed 17
Water-Closet and Sanitary Fittings
Water-closet buildings provided or repaired 17
Water-closet pans provided or renewed 23
Water-closets unstopped, cleansed or repaired 12
Flushing cisterns provided or repaired 20
New sinks provided 8
New lavatory basins provided 9
Waste pipes trapped, repaired or unstopped 41
Baths provided or made usable 5
General
Roofs repaired 109
Rain-water gutters, renewed or repaired 47
Rain-water pipes provided or repaired 25
Dampness remedied 59
Damp-proof courses provided 5
Yard paving provided or repaired 15
Rooms cleansed 9
Rooms disinfested of vermin 8
Floors repaired 27
Windows, doors, skylights, sashcords and fittings repaired 62
Window-sills repaired 9
Water-cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered 6
Water supply pipes repaired 4
Stoves, ranges, renewed or repaired 8
Flues and chimneys repaired 4
Accumulation of refuse removed 30
Dustbins provided 9
Miscellaneous items 64
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