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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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| W.C's | W.C. seats, doors, windows, floors renewed or repaired | |
| Walls and ceilings repaired and redecorated | ||
| Flushing cisterns provided, repaired, or regulated | ||
| Floors. | Floors renewed or repaired | |
| Roofs. | Roofs reparied | |
| Gutters and downspouting renewed or repaired | ||
| Cleansing. | Walls repaired, cleansed and redecorated | |
| Ceilings renewed or repaired | ||
| Windows. | Sashes and frames renewed or repaired | 33 |
| Sills renewed or repaired | 31 | |
| Sashcords provided (number of houses) | ||
| Brickwork. | Damp-proof course provided | |
| Brickwork rebuilt | 13 | |
| Chimney stacks rebuilt or repaired | ||
| Walls re-pointed or rendered | ||
| Woodwork. | Doors renewed,repaired or re-hung | |
| Staircases repaired | ||
| Yards. | Yard paving renewed or repaired | 3 |
| Refuse. | Dustbins provided | 16 |
| Accumulations of refuse removed | ||
| Heating. | Ranges or grates renewed or repaired | |
| Wash-boilers renewed or repaired | 3 | |
| General. | Other defects (unclassified) remedied |
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
FOOD HYGIENE. Inspections of the various premises wherein
food, is prepared, stored or sold were made during the year to
see that the provisions of the Food and Drugs Act relating to
food premises and the Byelaws relating to the handling of food
were being observed. These Byelaws came into operation
in the District on the 3rd. July 1950, and copies have been
supplied to all food establishments and to all traders distributing
food in the District. It was not necessary to recommend
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