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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The following is a summary of the sanitary
improvements and defects remedied during the year:-
Water.
store cisterns proved, repaired, cleansed
or covers provided 2.
Fittings-and services repaired 12.
Drainage.
Drains cleared or repaired 17
Inspection chambers cleansed, repaired etc. 1
Soj1 and vent pipes repaired 2
Now sink wastes pipes provided 2
Sink wastes repaired 1
W.C.
W.C. pans and traps fixed 8
W.C. pans and traps repaired 1
W.C. seats, doors windows,floors renewed
Walls cleansed and distempered 1
Ceilings cleansed and distempered 1
Flushing cisterns provided 5
Flushing cisterns repaired or regulated 9
Floors.
Floors repaired 3
Roofs.
Stripped and renewed 2
Repaired 31
Gutters & downspouts renewed or repaired 14
Cleansing.
Walls repaired, cleansed or distempered 11
Ceilings repaired or renewed 13
New ceilings
Windows.
Sashes and frames repaired or renewed 5
Cills repaired or renewed 1
Sashcords provided (number of houses) 1
Brickwork.
Damp-proof courses provided 1
Brickwork repaired 2
Chimney stacks rebuilt or repaired
Dampness in walls remedied 2
Walls re-pointed or rendered
Refuse.
Dustbins provided 85
Accummuiation of refuse removed 3
General.
New ranges and grates provided
Ranges and grates repaired
Other defects (unclassified) 1
Verminous rooms cleansed 1
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