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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Length in yards of Stoneware Drains laid 639
Length in yards of Heavy Cast Iron Drains laid 60
Manholes provided 40
Manholes repaired 41
Intercepting Traps fixed. 10
Fresh Air Inlets provided or repaired 56
New Gully Traps fixed 71
Gully Curbs provided or repaired 99
New Soil Pipes and Ventilating Shafts fixed 29
Soil Pipes and Ventilating Shafts repaired 15
Water Tests applied 220
Smoke Tests applied 10
Air Tests applied. 27
Water Closets and Sanitary Fittings.
New W.C. Basins fixed 175
W.C.'s unstopped, cleansed or repaired 78
New Flushing Boxes fitted to W.C.'s 24
Existing Flushing Boxes repaired 79
Joints between W.C.'s and Flush Pipes repaired 22
New W.C. Apartments provided 14
Existing W.C. Apartments improved 3
Urinals cleansed or repaired 21
Lavatory Basins provided 54
Baths provided 18
New Impervious Sinks provided 37
New Waste Pipes fixed 117
Waste Pipes trapped, repaired or unstopped 84
Miscellaneous.
New Roofs constructed 15
Roofs repaired 116
Eaves Guttering renewed, cleansed or repaired 92
Stack Pipes provided, repaired or unstopped 48
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