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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
Hendon 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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HENDON URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL-SANITARY WORK, 1898.
| Sanitary Districts. | Disinfection. | Dust. | Dampness. | Sundry nuisances abated. | Contagious Diseases of Animals. | Infant Life Protection Act. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Note.—Asterisks or other signs appearing opposite a District signify that those columns of the District are taken together. | Rooms fumigated. | Rooms stripped and cleansed. | Articles disinfected or destroyed. | Dust-bins repaired. | New bins provided. | { Movable receptacles substituted for fixed. | Periodical frequency of dust removal. | Number of complaints of non-removal received. | Roofs repaired, &c. | |Guttering and rain-pipes repaired, &c. | Gardens, Areas, &c., levelled and drained. | . Yards paved and drained. | Surface adjoining houses paved. | . Dry areas provided. | Ventilation below floor provided. | Basements rendered impervious. | Overcrowding. | Smoke. | . Accumulations of refuse. | Foul ditches, ponds, &c., and stagnant water. | | Foul pigs and other animals. | Other nuisances. | Outbreaks. | Animals infected. | Animals destroyed. | Number of licensed premises. | Number of children. | Number of deaths. | |
| Hendon Urban District Council | 124 | 23 | Lots. | 32 | 54 | 25 | Weekly. | 34 | 36 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 72 | 1 | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | |