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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Miscellaneous.
New Roofs constructed H 2
Roofs repaired 114
Eaves Guttering renewed, cleansed or repaired 59
Stack Pipes provided, repaired or unstopped 48
Stack Pipes disconnected from Drains 1
Damp Walls remedied 101
Walls repointed, repaired or underpinned 59
Chimney Stacks repaired 22
Ventilation under floors provided 18
Site of room concreted 1
Yards Paved 18
Paving of yards repaired 20
Mews Paved 2
Floors of Rooms relaid 3.
Floors of Rooms repaired 61
Rooms cleansed, distempered or repapered 508
Means of Ventilation to Rooms provided —
Windows repaired and/or made to open 179
New Windows provided 15
New Sash Cords provided 432
Window sills repaired or provided 38-
Doors provided or repaired 29.
Doorsteps provided or repaired 12
Artificial Lighting to Staircases provided 4
Natural Lighting to Staircases provided 1
Staircases repaired 20
Ventilated Food Stores provided 14
New Ranges and Stoves provided 26
Stoves and Ranges repaired 68
Coppers provided 1
Coppers repaired 21
WTorkrooms (including Bakehouses) cleanse 1 and
repaired 36
Cisterns provided 11
Cisterns repaired, cleansed and covered 24
Water Supply provided 1
Water Service Pipes repaired 11
Movable Sanitary Dustbins provided 151
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