Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]
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No. of houses | ||
1947 | 1948 | |
Broken sash cords renewed | 27 | 25 |
Window frames repaired | 103 | 75 |
Kitchen ranges repaired or renewed | 14 | 27 |
Fireplaces repaired | 42 | 40 |
Doors repaired | 38 | 44 |
Door steps repaired or replaced | 14 | 21 |
Dilapidated washing coppers repaired | 6 | 10 |
Floors repaired or relaid | 59 | 45 |
Scullery sinks renewed | 5 | 8 |
Waste pipes repaired or renewed | 12 | 21 |
Defective window sills repaired | 21 | 18 |
Dilapidated dustbins renewed | 22 | 16 |
Defective sub-floor ventilation remedied | 8 | 13 |
Skirting boards repaired or replaced | 5 | 8 |
Verminous premises fumigated, etc. | 24 | 16 |
Choked drains cleared | 45 | 52 |
Defective vent pipes repaired | 7 | 6 |
Broken inspection chamber covers replaced | 8 | 10 |
Drains repaired or relaid | 32 | 24 |
W.C.'s, fittings repaired or renewed | 78 | 64 |
Storage cisterns cleansed | 3 | 11 |
Cisterns repaired or renewed | 22 | 26 |
Water supply re-instated after being cut off | 14 | 16 |
Water pipes repaired | 30 | 21 |
Accumulation of refuse removed | 5 | 9 |
Nuisances arising from the keeping of animals, | ||
poultry, etc., remedied | 9 | 8 |
Exterior paving repaired or relaid | 10 | 8 |
Hot water systems repaired | 12 | 7 |
Chimney pots and flues repaired | 26 | 21 |
Insufficient water supply remedied | 6 | 5 |
Defective covers to water tanks replaced | 6 | 7 |
Lavatory basins renewed | 7 | 7 |
Flearths repaired or renewed | 4 | 6 |
Soil pipes repaired or renewed | 4 | 8 |
Parapet walls repaired | 4 | 3 |
Electric switches repaired or renewed | 4 | 4 |
Defective skylights repaired | 3 | 7 |
Fresh-air inlets to drains repaired | 2 | 3 |
Cement rendering renewed | 3 | 14 |
Gulley kerbs renewed | — | 9 |
Exterior balconies and steps repaired | — | 7 |
Defective pointing of exterior walls renewed | — | 13 |
Door porches repaired | — | 5 |
Damp-proof courses provided | — | 6 |
Site concrete provided | — | 4 |