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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon RDC]
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County of Middlesex—Sanitary Work, 1915.
RURAL DISTRICT OF HENDON.
| DISTRICT. | Drainage and Sewerage of existing Buildings. | Disinfection. | Dust. | Sundry Nuisances Abated. | Remarks as to any other matters or in explanation of previous columns. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Closets. | Drains. | Cesspools. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Water Closets substituted for Dry Receptacles. | Repaired, Supplied with Water, or otherwise Improved. | Percentage of Houses provided with Water Closets. | Examined, Tested, Exposed, etc. | Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, etc. | Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes Discon neeted, Repaired, etc. | New Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts fixed. | Existing Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts repaired. | Disconnecting Traps or Chambers inserted. | Reconstructed. | Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, etc. | Abolished and Drain Connected to Sewer. | Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers. | Rooms Disinfected. | Articles Disinfected or Destroyed. | New Bins Provided. | How frequently is Dust Removed from each House? | Number of Complaints of Non-Removal received. | Method of Disposal. | Overcrowding. | Smoke. | Accumulation of Refuse. | Foul Ditches, Ponds, etc., and Stagnant Water. | Foul Pigs and other Animals. | Dampness. | Yards repaved or repaired. | Other Nuisances. | |||||||
| Ordinary Infectious disease. | Phthisis. I | | Rooms stripped and Cleansed. | Ordinary Infectious Disease. | Phthisis. | Destructor. | By Tipping. | Other, state method. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edgware | ... | 5 | 99 per cent. | 29 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 99 per cent. | 16 | 1 | 2 | Record not kept. | Record not kept. | 2 | Weekly | 2 | ... | Yes | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Little Stanmore | ... | 9 | 13 | 15 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 2 | 1 | ” | 2 | ... | ,, | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 3 | ... | |||||
| Great Stanmore | ... | 11 | 25 | 12 | 3 | ... | 12 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 20 | 2 | 3 | ” | 3 | ... | ,, | ... | 2 | ... | 11 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | ||||||
| Harrow Weald | ... | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 41 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | ,, | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | |||||||
| Pinner | ... | *18 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 58 | 5 | 9 | 4 | Irregular | 210 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 158 | 7 | ... | 26 | 2 | ... | |||||
| Total | ... | 46 | 119 | 81 | 24 | 3 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 4 | ... | 146 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 219 | ... | 2 | ... | 196 | 23 | 6 | 61 | 9 | ... | ||||||||
*Also 17 additional Water Closets erected.