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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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WATER SUPPLY.—
| Service pipes renewed and repaired | 12 |
| Taps taken off rising main | 2 |
| Drinking water cisterns covered | 9 |
| ,, ,, new provided | — |
| Supplies renewed to houses | 5 |
| EXTERNAL WORK ON HOUSES. ROOFS.— | |
| Repaired and made watertight | 79 |
| RAINWATER GUTTERING AND DOWNSPOUT1NG.— | |
| New gutters and downspouts | 27 |
| Repaired | 44 |
| Unstopped | 13 |
| Disconnected from drains | 7 |
| YARDS.— | |
| Repaved and drained | 9 |
| Repaired | 10 |
| Cleansed | 6 |
| DUSTBINS PROVIDED | 60 |
| INTERNAL WORK ON HOUSES. LIVING AND SLEEPING ROOMS.— | |
| Walls and ceilings of rooms stripped and cleansed | 433 |
| Plaster of walls and ceilings repaired | 147 |
| Window-frames repaired, eased, etc. | 19 |
| Sash cords renewed | 48 |
| Dampness in house walls remedied | 22 |