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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Summary of Sanitary Improvements carried out
Drainage
Premises re-drained 2
Repairs or amendments to existing drains 50
Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed 303
Length in yards of stoneware drains laid 190
Length in yards of iron drains laid 53
Length in yards of pitch fibre laid 40
Manholes provided 22
Manholes repaired 1
Manhole covers provided 23
Intercepting traps fixed 3
Caps to intercepting traps provided 24
Fresh air inlets provided or repaired 2
New gully traps fixed 22
Gully curbs provided or repaired 2
New soil pipes and ventilating shafts fixed 3
Soil pipes and ventilating shafts repaired 1
Water tests applied 117
Smoke tests applied 16
Air tests applied 9
Water Closets and Sanitary Fittings
W.C. accommodation provided 6
New W.C. basins fixed 46
W.Cs. unstopped, cleansed or repaired 28
New flushing cisterns fitted to W.Cs. 12
Existing flushing cisterns repaired 9
New W.C. apartments provided 9
W.C. apartments cleansed 10
Lavatory basins provided 45
Baths provided 13
New impervious sinks provided 20
New waste pipes fixed 31
Waste pipes trapped, repaired or unstopped 10
Ventilated lobbies provided 4
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