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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
Finchley 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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54
DRAINAGE.
Number of old Drains examined, tested, exposed, etc. 111
Number of Houses and Premises re-drained 105
Defective Drains repaired 8
Drains unstopped and cleansed 33
Length in yards of Stoneware Drains laid 2048
Length in yards of Heavy Cast-iron Drains laid 459
Manholes provided 84
Manholes altered and repaired 37
New Manhole Covers 3
Intercepting traps fixed 58
New Fresh Air inlets provided to drains 11
Fresh Air inlets to Drains repaired 9
Stoneware Gully Traps fixed 228
New Soil Pipes and Ventilating Shafts fixed 105
Soil Pipes and Ventilating Shafts repaired 19
Bell Traps removed 8
Drain-opening in Bakehouse abolished 1
Old Disused Drain disconnected from sewer 1
New Impervious Sinks provided 21
New Waste Pipes fixed 69
Waste Pipes repaired 23
Waste Pipes trapped 21
Waste Pipe disconnected from Drain 1
Gully Curbs repaired 55
Water Tests applied 375
Smoke Tests applied 150
Number of Plans of Drainage drawn 77