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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Rooms cleansed, distempered or repapered 1090
Means of Ventilation to Rooms provided 13
Windows repaired and/or made to open 427
New Windows provided 18
New Sash Cords provided 686
Window sills repaired or provided 35
Doors provided or repaired 77
Doorsteps provided or repaired 59
Artificial Lighting to Staircases provided 12
Natural Lighting to Staircases provided 146
Handrails to Staircases provided 49
Staircases repaired 53
Ventilated Food Stores provided 24
New Ranges and Stoves provided 93
Stoves and Ranges repaired 144
Coppers provided 7
Coppers repaired 46
Workrooms (including Bakehouses) cleansed and
repaired 36
Cisterns provided 6
Cisterns repaired, cleansed and covered 22
Water Supply provided 2
Water Service Pipes repaired 10
Movable Sanitary Dustbins provided 132
Offal Bins provided 6
Nuisances from the keeping of animals abated —
Stables cleansed 1
Nuisances from Smoke abated 1
Accumulations of refuse removed 51
Accumulations of water removed —
Manure Receptacles provided —
Accumulations of manure removed 2
Miscellaneous 268
Conservancy System.
Number of houses provided with pail closets 5
Notices Served.
Informal Notices 703
Statutory Notices 45
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