Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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Total informal notices complied with 1,377 1,790 2,500
Total statutory notices served 37 30 8
Total statutory notices complied with 47 30 8
Total notices carried forward 59 198 117
Sanitary Improvements.—The following is a summary of
the sanitary improvements effected, and the defects remedied:—
Housing.
Premises cleansed 62
Ceiling plaster repaired 360
Ceilings washed and distempered 1,481
Wall plaster repaired 567
Walls redecorated 1,229
Dampness remedied 184
Floors repaired or relaid 237
Ventilation under floors improved 27
Roofs repaired 321
Eaves gutters repaired or renewed 182
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed 129
Yards repaired or repaved 100
Window frames repaired or renewed 229
Sashcords provided 485
Doors and frames repaired or renewed 125
Brickwork repointed or repaired 163
Cooking ranges repaired or renewed 56
Firegrates repaired or renewed 57
New sinks provided 37
WTaste pipes repaired or renewed 87
Internal steps and staircases repaired 42
Food stores repaired 5
Internal woodwork repaired 177
Lighting and ventilation improved 3
Water supply—Draw taps fixed on main service 7
Water storage cisterns cleansed 9
New storage cisterns provided 3
Defective pipes repaired 16
Overcrowding abated 5
Washing coppers repaired or renewed 52
Verminous premises cleared of vermin 68
Verminous rooms cleared of vermin 130
Coal sheds repaired 4
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