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

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Hendon 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

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Drains, manholes oleansed 9
,, manholes repaired and covered 20
,, manholes, F.A.I., repaired 31
,, drain interceptors repaired 9
Undradned houses drained —
Yards paving repaired 21
,, paved 46
,, cleansed 6
Dustbins provided 96
Ashpits abolished and bins provided —
Cistern® repaired and covered 9
Rooms cleansed and limewashed 352
,, plastering of walls and ceilings repaired 298
Roofs of houses repaired 29
Floors of houses repaired or relaid 23
,, ,, cleansed 21
,, ,, air spaces under ventilated 21
drained —
Dampness of house walls remedied 34
Accumulations of refuse removed 9
Accumulations of manure removed 4
Animals, fowls, etc., nuisances from, abated 2
Overcrowding, number of cases abated 4
Nuisances from ballast burning, rubbish, etc., dealt
with 1
Privies abolished 2
Cesspools abolished
Nuisances from overflowing cesspools removed 5
Overflow pipes removed from cesspools
2