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Finchley 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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The following is a list of works carried out after
inspections -
W.C. apartments provided or reconstructed 6
W.C. apartments screened 2
New W.C. pans provided 4
W.C.'s cleansed or repaired 5
Joints between flush pipes and W.G. pans repaired 2
Flushing cisterns provided 5
Flushing cisterns repaired 4
Artificial lighting to W.C.'s 5
New sink waste pipes 1
New sinks or lavatory basins provided 2
Drains unstopped or repaired 2
Roofs repaired 2
Floors cleansed 1
Workshops cleansed 6
Accumulation of refuse removed
Miscellaneous 1
Fish Friers premises cleansed 2
RODENT DESTRUCTION
The following is a summary of the work carried out
during the year.
%
Complaints
Visits
Preba
its
Zinc
Phosphide
POISONINGS
Barium
Carbonate
Gassings
Araenio
Red
Squills
Rats
200
2673
961
303
52
52
9
11
Mice
84
426
-
104
-
-
-
-
Wasps
11
27
-
-
-
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11
Disinfestation of Sewers
The first maintenance treatment was carried out in May
and June when 256 manholes were treated. Partial poison
takes occurred in 65 manholes representing 21*4% of the total
manholes treated.
In the second maintenance treatment which was carried out
in October and November, 340 manholes were treated. On this
occasion 64 partial poison takes were recorded which was
18.8%. Of the 340 manholes treated 135 were in the form of a
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