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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Stack Pipes disconnected from Drains 1
Damp Walls remedied 134
Walls repointed or repaired 120
Ventilation under floors provided 5
Mews paved and drained 1
Yards Paved 20-
Paving of Yards repaired 39
Floors of Rooms relaid 14
Floors of Rooms repaired 86
Rooms cleansed, distempered or repapered 786
Windows repaired and/or made to open 183
New Windows provided 19
New Sash Cords provided 559
Window Sills repaired or provided 27
Doors provided or repaired 26
Doorsteps provided or repaired 16
Staircases repaired 24
Ventilated Food Stores provided 22
New Ranges and Stoves provided 26
Stoves and Ranges repaired 70
Coppers provided 5
Coppers repaired 42
Workrooms (including Bakehouses) cleansed and
repaired 50
Cisterns provided 3
Cisterns repaired, cleansed and covered 30
Water Service Pipes repaired 24
Movable Sanitary Dustbins provided 329
Offal Bins provided 2
Nuisances from overcrowding abated 6
Nuisances from the keeping of animals abated 11
Accumulations of refuse removed 46
Accumulations of water removed 3
Accumulations of manure removed 2
Miscellaneous 168
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