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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
Friern Barnet 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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The following is a summary of the sanitary improvements and, defects remedied during the year.-
| Water. | |
| Store cisterns provided, repaired, cleansed, or covers provided. | 5 |
| Draw off cocks direct from main supply provided | 1 |
| Fittings and services repaired | 10 |
| Drainage. | |
| Drains reconstructed | 4 |
| Drains cleared or reDaired. | 40 |
| Inspection chambers constructed | 0 |
| Inspections chambers cleansed, repaired etc. | 10 |
| Soil and vent pipes provided | 0 |
| Soil and vent pipies repaired | 1 |
| New sinks provided | |
| New sink waste pipes provided | 5 |
| Sink wastes repaired | |
| W.C. | |
| W.C. pans and traps fixed | 8 |
| W.C. pans and traps repaired | 3 |
| W.C. seats, doors, windows, floors, renewed or repaired | 12 |
| Walls cleansed and distempered | 2 |
| Ceilings cleansed and distempered | |
| Flushing cisterns provided | 3 |
| Flushing cisterns repaired or regulated | 15 |
| Floors. | |
| Floors renewed | 3 |
| Concrete over site provided | 3 |
| Ventilation improved | 3 |
| Floors repaired | 15 |
| Roofs. | |
| Stripped and renewed | |
| Repaired | 75 |
| Gutters and. downspouts, renewed or repaired | 58 |
| Cleansing. | |
| Wall repaired, cleansed, distempered or papered | 85 |
| Celings repaired, cleansed and distempered | 72 |
| New ceilings | 5 |
| Windows | |
| Sashes and frames repaired or renewed | 15 |
| Cills- repaired or renewed | 7 |
| Sashcords provided (number of houses) | 10 |
| Brickwork. | |
| Damp proof courses provided | 2 |
| Brickwork repaired | 2 |
| Chimney stacks rebuilt or repaired | 5 |
| Dampness in walls remedied | 4 |
| Wall repointed or rendered | 3 |
| Total carried forward | 504 |