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
East Barnet 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]
This page requires JavaScript
Continued from previous page...
| 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 |