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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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| LIVING AND SLEEPING ROOMS.— | ||
| Walls and ceilings of rooms stripped and cleansed | 1234 | |
| Plaster of walls and ceilings repaired | 199 | |
| Window frames and sashes repaired, eased, etc. | 140 | |
| Doors and Frames renewed, repaired, eased, etc. | 23 | |
| Sashcords renewed | 86 | |
| Dampness in house walls remedied | 108 | |
| Rooms ventilated (windows made to open, etc.) | 3 | |
| Firegrates, kitcheners, coppers renewed and repaired | 123 | |
| Staircases renewed or repaired | 4 | |
| FLOORS.— | ||
| Repaired (new plates, joists and boards) | 65 | |
| Air space under ventilated | 11 | |
| OTHER MATTERS.— | ||
| Back passageways cleansed | 8 | |
| Ditches cleansed | 8 | |
| Accumulations of refuse, manure, etc., removed | 152 | |
| Nuisances from keeping of animals abated | 2 | |
| New urinals provided | 1 | |
| Urinals cleansed and repaired | 3 | |
| Verminous houses disinfested | 95 | |
| Walls re-pointed | 180 | |
| Miscellaneous | 462 | |
| NOTICES SERVED. | ||
| Informal or cautionary | 858 | |
| Outstanding from 1936 | 259 | |
| 1117 | ||
| Complied with | 872 | |
| Outstanding, 1937 | 245 | |