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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Factories and Workshops.
Walls cleansed and limewashed 24
Ceilings cleansed and limewashed 24
Roofs repaired 2
Floors repaired 2
W.C. pans provided 2
W.C. cisterns repaired or renewed 4
W.C. cone joints repaired or renewed 5
W.C.'s cleansed and limewashed 48
Notices posted 9
Shops.
Walls cleansed 5
Floors cleansed 11
Accumulations removed 29
Yards repaired, paved or drained 3
W.C.'s cleansed 23
W.C.'s repaired or renewed 8
New W.C.'s provided 1
Notices posted 200
Miscellaneous.
Cesspools emptied and cleansed 12
Accumulations of refuse and manure removed 61
Foul ditches, ponds and stagnant water abated 4
Moveable dwellings (vans and tents) removed 4
Smoke nuisances abated 11
House -to -Houselnspection.—The number of houses inspected
under the Housing Schedules has again risen somewhat during the
year. Slight amendment was necessary in respect of the various
Schedules, due to the fact that certain houses, closed for a period
of years, were re-constructed and thereafter re-opened.
50
Six hundred and ninety-six houses were inspected and recorded
under the Housing Acts, as follows:—