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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Gully Curbs provided or repaired 58
New Soil Pipes and Ventilating Shafts fixed 6
Soil Pipes and Ventilating Shafts repaired 18
Water Tests applied 247
Smoke Tests applied 8
Air Tests applied 16
Water Closets and Sanitary Fittings.
New W.C. Basins fixed 102
W.C.'s unstopped, cleansed or repaired 93
New Flushing Boxes fitted to W.C.'s 15
Existing Flushing Boxes repaired 26
Joints between W.C.'s and Flush Pipes repaired 16
New W.C. Apartments provided 12
Ventilated Lobbies provided 7
Existing W.C. Apartments improved 4
Urinals provided 1
Urinals abolished —
Urinals cleansed or repaired 9
Lavatory Basins provided 43
Baths provided 20
New Impervious Sinks provided 29
New Waste Pipes fixed 73
Waste Pipes trapped, repaired or unstopped 52
Miscellaneous.
New Roofs constructed 5
Roofs repaired 163
Eaves Guttering renewed, cleansed or repaired 81
Stack Pipes provided, repaired or unstopped 76
Stack Pipes disconnected from Drains 2
Damp Walls remedied 204
Walls repointed, repaired or underpinned 94
Chimney Stacks repaired 5
Ventilation under floors provided 32
Site of room concreted —
Yards Paved 21
Paving of yards repaired 68
Mews Paved —
Floors of Rooms relaid 8
Floors of Rooms repaired 121
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