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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
Barnet 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Rural District]
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IMPROVEMENTS CARRIED OUT IN PURSUANCE OF INSPECTIONS MADE AND NOTICES SERVED
| No. of Houses | |
|---|---|
| Repairs to plastering and woodwork | 18 |
| Floors repaired | 4 |
| Window frames repaired and sash cords renewed | 11 |
| Leaking roofs repaired | 7 |
| Gutterings repaired, cleansed and renewed | 6 |
| External brickwork repointed | 10 |
| Chimneys repaired and repointed | 2 |
| Domestic coppers repaired | 3 |
| Dirty rooms redecorated | 11 |
| Handrails provided for staircases | 5 |
| Dampness remedied | 11 |
| Cooking ranges and firegrates repaired or renewed | 10 |
| Glazed sinks provided in lieu of insanitary stone sinks | 4 |
| Adequate water supply provided | 5 |
| Drains cleared and drainage systems repaired | 28 |
| W.c. connections repaired | 6 |
| Paving to yards and passages repaired | 9 |
| Ashbins provided | 12 |
| Water courses cleansed | 5 |
| Accumulations removed | 7 |
| Nuisance from the keeping of animals abated | 1 |
| Cowsheds and dairies limewashed | 12 |
| Dairy accommodation provided or improved | 2 |
| Cowshed approaches cleansed | 1 |
| Cowshed floors repaired | 1 |
| Food Preparers'premises improved | 1 |
| Rooms disinfected | 7 |
| Verminous houses disinfested | *3 |
| 202 |
*-Verminous houses—Eradication of the Bed Bug.
Three Council houses were found to be verminous upon changes of
occupancy. Disinfestation was carried out by the Council's workmen
under the supervision of the sanitary inspector. Cimex blocks were used
and in one case it was found necessary to disinfest the premises a second
time, as the tenant experienced a recurrence of the trouble. Subsequently
no further bugs were seen at any of the houses.