London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Finchley 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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Urinals cleansed or repaired 1
Lavatory basins provided 15
Baths provided 2
New impervious sinks provided 22
New waste pipes fixed 8
Waste pipes unstopped 1
Ventilated lobbies provided 6
Miscellaneous
Roofs repaired 72
Eaves gutters renewed, cleansed or repaired 14
Stack pipes provided, repaired or unstopped 13
Damp walls remedied 76
Walls repointed, repaired or underpinned 21
Paving of yards repaired 16
Floors of rooms repaired 24
Rooms cleansed, distempered or repapered 158
Plasterwork repaired 105
Windows provided 2
Windows repaired and/or made to open 55
New sashcords provided 26
Window cills repaired 10
Doors provided or repaired 12
Doorsteps renewed or repaired 5
Staircases repaired 4
New stoves and ranges provided 3
Stoves and ranges repaired 5
Storage cisterns repaired, cleansed and covered 6
Water service pipes repaired 6
Hot water supplies provided 24
Movable sanitary dustbins provided 15
Smoke Nuisance abated 1
Accumulations of refuse removed 20
Copper repaired 1
External paintwork 12
Various 68
Disinfection and Disinfestation
In addition to the inspections made by the Public Health Inspectors, the Disinfectors
carried out the following visits:-
Disinfection 72
Disinfestation 270
Removal of household rubbish, etc. 61
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