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Friern Barnet 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]

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Water Supply and Water Service.
Wells— New Sunk —
Cleansed, Repaired. &c —
Closed as Polluted —
Percentage of Houses Supplied from Public Water Service 100
Cisterns New Provided 2
Cleansed Repaired, Covered, &c., 18
Draw-Taps placed on Mains 2
Percentage of Houses supplied on the Constant System 100
Number of Samples obtained for analysis, (a) from Local Wells
(6) from Public Supply —
Dranage and Sewerage of Existing Buildinqs.
Water Closets.— Number of Water Closets substituted for Dry
Receptacles —
Repaired, Supplied with Water, or otherwise improved 34
Percentage of Houses provided with Water Closets 100
Drains— Examined, Tested, Exposed, Ac. 75
Unstopped, Repaired. Trapped, &c. 27
Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes Disconnected, Repaired, &c. 2
New Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts fixed 8
Existing Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts Repaired 4
Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted 19
Reconstructed 11
Cesspools— Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, &c. —
Abolished, and Drain connected to Sewer
Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers 100
Disinfection.
Rooms disinfecied— Ordinary Infectious Diseases 33
Phthisis 8
Rooms Stripped and Cleaned 28
Articles Disinfected or Destroyed— Ordinary Infectious Disease C49
Phthisis 158
Dust.
New Bins provided —
How frequently is dust removed from each house ? Weekly
Number of Complaints of Non-removal received 13
Method of Disposal—(a) Destructor, (b) by Tipping on Sewage
Farm, (c) Other, state method —
Sundry Nuisances Abated.
Overcrowding 20
Smoke 1
Accumulations of Refuse 25
Foul Ditches, Ponds, Ac., and Stagnant Water 4
Foul Pigs and other Animals 4
Dimpness 31
Yards Repaved or Repaired 30
Other Nuisances 77
ALBERT HARMAN, Sanitary Inspector