Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Offal Bins provided 4
Nuisances from the keeping of animals abated —
Stables cleansed 4
Nuisances from Smoke abated 2
Accumulations of refuse removed 71
Accumulations of water removed 2
Manure Receptacles provided 3
Accumulations of manure removed 3
Miscellaneous 116
Conservancy System.
Number of houses provided with pail closets 5
Notices Served.
Informal Notices 444
Statutory Notices 27
Enquiries—Outstanding Sanitary Notices.
818 letters were received during the year from the Town
Clerk enquiring whether or not there were any outstanding
sanitary notices with respect to certain properties in the
district. The necessary searches were made and the required
information furnished.
Disinfection.
Number of rooms sprayed and fumigated after infectious
disease 168
Verminous rooms sprayed and fumigated 70
Number of articles disinfected 6,470
Number of verminous premises dealt with 33
874 visits were made by your inspectors and disinfectors
in connection with cases of infectious disease and the necessary
investigations were made in order to furnish the
Medical Officer of Health with the detailed information he
required.
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