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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Bakehouses.
Cleansed and limewashed 18
W.C.'s repaired 2
W.C.'s cleansed and limewashed 6
Notices posted 2
Factories and Workshops.
Walls cleansed and limewashed 42
Ceilings cleansed and limewashed 43
Roofs repaired 4
Floors repaired 2
W.C. pans provided 1
W.C. cisterns repaired or renewed 2
W.C. cone joints repaired or renewed 2
W.C.'s cleansed and limewashed 58
Notices posted 6
Shops.
Walls cleansed 19
Floors cleansed 12
Accumulations removed 45
Yards repaired, paved or drained 3
W.C.'s cleansed 47
W.C.'s repaired or renewed 18
New W.C.'s provided 1
Notices posted 146
Miscellaneous.
Cesspools emptied and cleansed 17
Accumulations of refuse and manure removed 69
Foul ditches, ponds and stagnant water abated —
Moveable dwellings (vans and tents) removed 6
Smoke nuisances abated 7
Nuisances from animals abated 8
House-to-House Inspection.—The number of houses inspected
under the Housing Schedules during 1938 is practically
the same as the total for the previous year. No amendment was
necessary in respect of existing schedules.
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