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Finchley 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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Complaints.

162 complaints were received with respect to the following matters, viz.:—

Non-Removal of House Refuse18
Defective Drains33
Smells from Public Sewer17
Blocked Drains6
Accumulations of Refuse or Manure22
Nuisance from Animals11
Nuisance from Overcrowding5
Dirty Rooms5
Burst Water Pipes2
No Water to W.C.3
Insanitary W.C.2
Smell from W.C,2
Nuisance from Dampness2
Flooding of Cellar1
Nuisance from Piggeries3
No Water Supply1
Smoke Nuisances3
Insanitary Paving3
Foul Pond or Ditch5
Bad Smells on Premises1
Untrapped Sink Waste Pipes2
Other Complaints15

The communications in regard to the non-removal of
house refuse were acknowledged and handed to the Council's
Surveyor who lias charge of the collection of this material.
The other complaints were promptly investigated, and, in
those cases in which the Council had power to interfere, the
necessary steps were immediately taken to remove the cause
of complaint.