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Haringey 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]

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Defects Remedied following action by District Inspectors
Drains repaired 25
Drains cleared 19
W.C. cisterns repaired or renewed 72
W.C. pans renewed or cleansed 25
Flush pipes repaired 24
Waste pipes repaired or renewed 144
Rain water pipes repaired or renewed 82
Roofs repaired or renewed 573
Eaves gutters repaired or renewed 251
Drinking water cisterns renewed 5
Water service pipes repaired 39
Yards repaired or reconstructed 28
Floors repaired or renewed 176
Dampness remedied 476
Windows frames and sashes repaired, renewed or painted 402
Fireplaces, stoves and ovens repaired or renewed 16
Flues and chimney stacks repaired 14
Brickwork of walls repaired and walls rebuilt 173
Wallplaster repaired 430
Ceiling plaster repaired 238
Rooms cleansed 9
Staircases, passages and landings cleansed 2
Staircases, balconies and steps repaired or renewed 46
Noxious accumulations removed 86
Nuisances from animals abated 3
Miscellaneous defects remedied 302
Statutory Notices Served
Housing Act 1957
Section 9 (Repairs) 13
Section 78 (Overcrowding) 16
Housing Act 1961 (Houses in Multiple Occupation)
Section 12 (Management Orders) 4
Section 14 (Neglect of Management) 1
Section 15 (Amenities) 17
Section 16 (Means of Escape in case of Fire) 5
Section 19 (Limitation of number of occupants) 5
Housing Act 1964 (Improvements)
Section 14 13
Section 16 4
Section 17 18
Public Health Act 1936
Section 39 (Drainage) 27
Section 45 (Repairs of W.C.'s) 4
Section 79 (Accumulations of refuse) 10
Part III (Statutory nuisances) 215
Public Health Act 1961
Section 17 (Drainage) 57
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