London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Flushing Boxes repaired 74
New Urinals provided 1
Urinals cleansed and repaired 3
New W.C. Apartments provided 3
Insanitary W.C. Apartments abolished 4
Nuisance from Temporary Privy abated 1
New Lavatory basin fixed 1
MISCELLANEOUS.
Roofs repaired 46
Eaves Guttering renewed 33
Eaves Guttering cleansed and repaired 21
New Stack Pipes provided 12
Existing Stack Pipes unstopped, repaired and cleansed 12
Existing Stack Pipes disconnected from drains 7
Old Surface Wells filled in 3
Foul Rain-water butts removed 3
Damp Walls remedied 4
Ventilation under floors provided 7
Yards paved 133
Paving of Yards repaired 17
Dirty Yards cleansed 7
Stable Floors repaved or repaired 10
Mews paved 1
Paving of Mews repaired 1
Floors of rooms repaired 33
Floors of rooms relaid 8
Bakehouses cleansed and limewashed every six months
Cowsheds cleansed and limewashed every six months