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

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Friern Barnet 1945

[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 0.
Fittings and services repaired 16.
Drainage.
Drains cleared or repaired 31.
Inspection chambers cleansed, repaired etc 5.
Soil and vent pipes repaired 1.
New-sink waste pipes provided 4.
sink wastes repaired 2.
W.C.
W.C. pans and traps fixed 18.
W.C. pans and traps repaired 1.
W.C. seats, doors, Windows, floors renewed
or repaired 3.
Walls cleansed or distempered 2.
Ceilings cleansed or distempered 1.
Flushing cisterns provided 3.
Flushing cisterns repaired or regulated 10.
Floors.
Floors repaired 8.
Roofs.
Stripped or renewed 3.
Repaired 40.
Gutters & downspouts renewed or repaired 23.
Cleansing.
Walls repaired cleansed or distempered 5.
Ceilings repaired or renewed 3.
New ceilings 1.
Windows.
Sashes and frames repaired or renewed 1.
Sills repaired or renewed 1.
Sash-cords provided (number of houses)-.
Brickwork.
Damp-proof courses provided-
Brickwork repaired 2.
Chimney stacks rebuilt or repaired 1.
Dampness in walls remedied 3.
Walls repointed or rendered-
Refuse.
Dustbins provided 41
Accummulation of refuse removed 3.
General.
New ranges and grates provided 1.
Ranges and grates repaired 7.
Qther defects (unclassified) 2.
verminous rooms cleansed 3.
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