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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Sanitary Conveniences
There are 24 conveniences attached to public houses within
the Borough. These premises are inspected periodically.
A new public convenience for both sexes was opened on the
Glebe Land, North Circular Road, during 1952. There are now
14 public conveniences in the Borough, including those in
recreation grounds. Thirteen of these conveniences provide
accommodation for both sexes and one for males only.
Complaints
One thousand four hundred and forty-seven complaints were received with reference to the following matters, viz.:
| Absence of, or defective condition of, dustbins | 9 |
| Accumulation of refuse or manure | 27 |
| Blocked or defective drains | 180 |
| Defective roofs | 60 |
| Defective W. Cs. | 27 |
| Defective yard paving | 1 |
| Dirty milk bottles | 2 |
| Flooding | 13 |
| Foreign matter in food | 1 |
| Insanitary or defective condition of houses | 281 |
| Noise | 6 |
| Non-removal of refuse | 1 |
| Nuisances from dampness | 48 |
| Nuisances from pig bins. | 2 |
| Nuisances from the burning of refuse | 7 |
| Nuisances from the keeping of animals or poultry | 8 |
| Pollution of stream | 1 |
| Premises infested with insects | 41 |
| Premises infested with rats or mice | 462 |
| Shops Act | 2 |
| Smoke nuisances | 2 |
| Unsatisfactory Housing Conditions, including Overcrowding | 71 |
| Unsound food | 19 |
| Verminous condition of houses | 8 |
| Wasps' nests | 84 |
| Water supply | 9 |
| Other complaints | 75 |