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
Roofs repaired 81
Eaves gutters renewed, cleansed or repaired 41
Stack pipes provided, repaired or unstopped 24
Damp walls remedied 51
Walls repointed, repaired or underpinned 26
Ventilation under floors provided or unstopped 4
Paving of yards repaired 5
Floors of rooms relaid 2
Floors of rooms repaired 27
Rooms cleansed, distempered or repapered 98
Plasterwork repaired 103
Windows repaired and/or made to open 61
New windows provided 12
New sashcords provided 54
Window cills provided or repaired 22
Doors provided or repaired 21
Doorsteps provided or repaired
Staircases repaired 6
New stoves and ranges provided 4
Stoves and ranges repaired 12
Storage cisterns provided 1
Storage cisterns repaired, cleansed and covered
Water service pipes repaired 10
Hot water supplies provided 6
Movable sanitary dustbins provided 30
Nuisances from keeping of animals abated 3
Smoke nuisances abated 2
Accumulations of refuse removed 14
Ventilated food store provided 1
New boilers provided 2
Various 44
Notices Served
Informal Notices 385
Statutory Notices 12
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