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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Smoke Tests applied 139
Number of Plans of Drainage drawn 76
WATER CLOSETS AND SANITARY CONVENIENCES.
New W.C. Basins of the "Washdown" type fixed 158
W.C.'s cleansed and repaired 25
Flush Pipe connections repaired 7
New Flushing Boxes fitted to W.C.'s 39
Existing Flushing Boxes repaired 67
Urinals improved 18
New W.C. Apartments provided 2
MISCELLANEOUS.
Roofs repaired 62
Eaves Guttering renewed 10
Eaves Guttering cleansed and repaired 26
New Stack Pipes provided 5
Existing Stack Pipes unstopped, repaired and cleansed 19
Existing Stack Pipes disconnected from Drains 5
Old Surface Wells filled in 5
Yards paved 106
Paving of Yards repaired 10
Dirty Yards cleansed 12
Stable Floors repaved 4
Mews paved 1
Floors of Rooms repaired 11
Floors of Rooms relaid 13
Bakehouses cleansed and limewashed every six months
Improvements to Dairies and Cowsheds 4
Cowsheds cleansed and limewashed every six months.
Improvements to Slaughterhouses 5