London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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Water supply provided to houses or a supply laid on
over sink
6
Taps taken off rising main 16
Stables paved or paving made good 1
Dung cage provided 2
Drains removed from inside premises 2
Water Closets repaired 18
,, ,, new pans provided to 117
,, ,, unstopped and cleansed 14
„ ,, apartments cleansed and repaired 29
,, ,, floors repaired 15
,, ,, provided with efficient flushing
cisterns or flushing cisterns repaired
65
,, ,, apartments ventilated or lighted 2
,, ,, provided 2
Soil pipes repaired 4
Soil pipes reconstructed 29
Ventilating shafts repaired 41
,, ,, provided 4
„ ,, reconstructed 6
Defective sinks abolished and new provided 26
Waste pipes, sink waste pipes disconnected from drain 1
,, ,, trapped with lead traps 16
,, ,, provided to sinks 26
,, ,, repaired 7
„ ,, unstopped 3
Rain-water pipes disconnected from drain 38
,, ,, repaired 10
,, „ provided 16