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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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INTERNAL WORK ON HOUSES.
| LIVING AND SLEEPING ROOMS.— | |
| Walls and ceilings of rooms stripped and cleansed | 1145 |
| Plaster of walls and ceilings repaired | 162 |
| Window frames and sashes repaired, eased, etc. | 166 |
| Doors and frames renewed, repaired, eased, etc. | 9 |
| Sashcords renewed | 80 |
| Dampness in house walls remedied | 115 |
| Rooms ventilated (windows made to open, etc.) | 5 |
| Firegrates, kitcheners, coppers renewed and repaired | 158 |
| Staircases renewed or repaired | 6 |
| FLOORS.— | |
| Repaired (new plates, joists and boards) | 65 |
| Air space under ventilated | |
| OTHER MATTERS.— | |
| Back passageways cleansed | 10 |
| Ditches cleansed | 2 |
| Accumulations of refuse, manure, etc., removed | 163 |
| Nuisances from keeping of animals abated | 1 |
| Gipsy vans, tents, etc., removed | — |
| New urinals provided | — |
| Urinals cleansed and repaired | 4 |
| Verminous houses disinfested | 127 |
| Miscellaneous | 401 |
NOTICES SERVED.
| Informal or cautionary | 1157 |
| Outstanding from 1935 | 214 |
| 1371 | |
| Complied with | 1112 |
| Outstanding, 1936 | 259 |