London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Finchley 1904

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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DRAINAGE.
Number of Drains examined, tested, exposed, etc. 203
Number of Houses and Premises re-drained 154
Defective Drains repaired 18
Drains unstopped and cleansed 46
Length in yards of Stoneware Pipe Drains laid 4110
Length in yards of Heavy Cast-iron Pipe Drains laid 364
Manholes provided 98
Intercepting traps fixed 68
Stoneware Gully Traps fixed 384
New Soil Pipes and Ventilating Shafts fixed 150
Soil Pipes and Ventilating Shafts repaired 21
Dip and Bell Traps removed 8
Cesspools abolished 7
Water Tests applied 532
Smoke Tests applied 195
Number of Plans of Drainage drawn 56
WATER CLOSETS AND SANITARY CONVENIENCES.
New W.C. Pans of the "Washdown" type fitted 187
W.C.'s cleansed or repaired 15
New Flushing Boxes fitted to W.C.'s 71
Existing Flushing Boxes to W.C.'s repaired 72
New W.C. Apartments erected against External Wall 14
Public House Urinals re-constructed 1
MISCELLANEOUS.
Roofs repaired 94
Eaves Guttering renewed 78
Rainwater Pipes disconnected from Drains, and made
to discharge clear of House Walls on proper
Gullies 30