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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Stack Pipes disconnected from Drains 1
Damp Walls remedied 158
Walls repointed or repaired 48
Ventilation under floors provided 4
Yards Paved 26
Paving of Yards repaired 40
Floors of Rooms relaid 6
Floors of Rooms repaired 81
Rooms cleansed, distempered or repapered 492
Windows repaired and or made to open 94
New Windows provided 8
New Sash Cords provided 380
Window Sills repaired or provided 20
Doors provided or repaired 17
Doorsteps provided or repaired 10
Staircases repaired 16
Ventilated Food Stores provided 5
New Ranges and Stoves provided 30
Stoves and Ranges repaired 53
Coppers provided 3
Coppers repaired 15
Workrooms (including Bakehouses) cleansed and
repaired 53
Cisterns provided 7
Cisterns repaired, cleansed and covered 24
Water Service Pipes repaired 23
Movable Sanitary Dustbins provided 282
Offal Bins provided 3
Nuisances from overcrowding abated 7
Nuisances from the keeping of animals abated 5
Accumulations of refuse removed 34
Accumulations of water removed 1
Accumulations of manure removed 10
Miscellaneous 102
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