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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

East Barnet 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]

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Table: TABLE II Number of Notices Served during the Year

TABLE II Number of Notices Served during the Year

19521953
Informal Notices149139
Statutory Notices2817

Table: The result of the service of these Notices was as follows:—

The result of the service of these Notices was as follows:—

Preliminary NoticesStatutory Notices
1952195319521953
Complied with1161301915
Work in progress or in hand at the end of year1212_
Not yet complied with21872

Table: TABLE IIIImprovements effected as a result of Notices served

TABLE III

Improvements effected as a result of Notices served

ExteriorNo. of Houses
Roofs repaired and made weathertight38
Rainwater pipes and rainwater gutters cleaned, repaired or renewed27
Skylights repaired and renewed5
Chimney pots and flues repaired7
Brickwork repaired or repointed9
Rendering repaired or renewed12
Damp walls remedied33
Choked drains cleared59
Soil and vents repaired or renewed3
I.C. covers renewed..21
Drains repaired or relaid14
Exterior paving relaid or repaired2
Dustbins renewed14
Accumulations of refuse removed12
Animals and poultry8
Interior
Wallplaster repaired or replastered14
Ceilings repaired or replastered16
Walls and ceiling cleansed16
Kitchen ranges repaired or renewed4
Fireplaces repaired or renewed5
Sinks renewed9
Wastepipes repaired or renewed7
Lavatory basins renewed9
W.C.'s and fittings repaired or renewed31
Waterpipes repaired2
Insufficient water supplies remedied11