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 Friern Barnet]
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11.
The following is a summary of the sanitary improvements
and defects remedied during the year.-
Water.
Store cisterns provided, repaired, cleansed, or covers provided. 6
Draw off cocks direct from main supply provided 10
Fittings and services repaired 12
Drainage.
Drains roconstructod 5
Drains cloarcd or repaired 33
Inspection chambers constructed 5
Inspections chambers cleansed, repaired etc 7
Soil and vent pipes provided 5
Soil and vent pipes repaired 4
New sinks provided 22
New sink waste pipes provided 27
Sink wastes repaired 2
W. G.
W. C. pans and traps fixed 21
W. C. pans and traps repaired 1
W.C. seats, doors, windows, floors, renewed or repaired 17
Walls cleansed and distempered 18
Ceilings cleansed and distempered 16
Flushing cisterns provided 7
Flushing cisterns repaired or regulated 12
Floors.
Floors renewed 18
Concrete over site provided 5
Ventilation improved 9
Floors repaired 54
Roofs.
Stripped and renewed 15
Repaired 83
Gutters and downspouts, renewed or repaired 49
Cleansing.
Walls repaired, cleansed, distempered or papered 210
Ceilings repaired, cleansed and distempered 175
New ceilings 2
Windows.
Sashes and frames repaired or renewed 109
Cills repaired or renewed 96
Sashcords provided (number of houses) 19
Brickwork.
Damp proof courses provided 13
Brickwork repaired 12
Chimney stacks rebuilt or repaired 11
Dampness in walls remedied 3
Walls repointed or rendered 13
Total carried forward 1126