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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Miscellaneous
New roofs provided 1
Roofs repaired 69
Eaves gutters renewed, cleansed or repaired 47
Stack pipes provided, repaired or unstopped 23
Damp walls remedied 58
Walls repointed, repaired or underpinned 24
Ventilation under floors provided or unstopped 6
Paving of yards repaired 8
Floors of rooms relaid 4
Floors of rooms repaired 36
Rooms cleansed, distempered or repapered 115
Plasterwork repaired 108
Windows repaired and/or made to open 59
New windows provided 3
New sashcords provided 66
Window cills provided or repaired 14
Doors provided or repaired 17
Doorsteps provided or repaired 3
Staircases repaired 3
New stoves and ranges provided 4
Stoves and ranges repaired 11
Chimney pots renewed 8
Storage cisterns provided 1
Storage cisterns repaired, cleansed and covered 3
Water service pipes repaired 11
Hot water supplies provided 36
Movable sanitary dustbins provided 6
Nuisances from keeping of animals abated 1
Smoke nuisances abated 2
Accumulations of refuse removed 9
Various 51
Notices Served
Informal Notices 325
Statutory Notices 21
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