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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Length in yards of Stoneware Drains laid 733
Length in yards of Heavy Cast Iron Drains laid 279
Manholes provided 58
Manholes repaired 20
Intercepting Traps fixed 15
Fresh Air Inlets provided or repaired 52
New Gully Traps fixed 95
Gully Curbs provided or repaired 64
New Soil Pipes and Ventilating Shafts fixed 26
Soil Pipes and Ventilating Shafts repaired 10
Water Tests applied 340
Smoke Tests applied 23
Air Tests applied 21
Water Closets and Sanitary Fittings.
New W.C.Basins fixed 124
W.C.'s unstopped, cleansed or repaired 58
New Flushing Boxes fitted to W.C.'s 31
Existing Flushing Boxes repaired 44
Joints between W.C.'s and Flush Pipes repaired 9
New W.C. Apartments provided 23
Existing W.C. Apartments improved 4
Urinals cleansed or repaired 10
Lavatory Basins provided 64
Baths provided 15
New Impervious Sinks provided 46
New Waste Pipes fixed 102
Waste Pipes trapped, repaired or unstopped 43
Miscellaneous.
New Roofs constructed 1
Roofs repaired 172
Eaves Guttering renewed, cleansed or repaired 63
Stack Pipes provided, repaired or unstopped 57
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