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 Barnet UDC]
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Drainage—
Privies, &c., abolished, and Water Closets substituted
in lieu thereof 2
Water Closets repaired 18
W.C.'s supplied with water 9
Cisterns and Flushing Apparatus repaired 13
Pipes disconnected, sink, &c 2
Sinks provided 21
Urinals repaired 1
Drains reconstructed 31
„ tested by water (lengths) 109
„ „ smoke 19
Houses connected to sewer 2
Cesspools emptied 2
Water—
Wells closed Nil
Samples taken for analysis 1
Houses connected with water mains 15
Cisterns cleansed, repaired, or covered 27
Yards—
Yards paved 19
Sanitary Dustbins provided 25
Accumulations of manure, &c., removed 14
Erections in yard removed 5
Schools disinfected 7; 17 disinfections
Trade Premises—
Factories, ventilation improved Nil
„ provided with proper W.C. accommodation
1
„ Fire Escape 1
Workshops cleansed or limewashed 2
Bakehouses do. do 7
Food—
Carcases condemned Tubercular internals of beast
Fish Nil
Fruit Nil
Other foods Nil
Various—
Temporary or movable dwellings inspected numerous
Birds and animals improperly kept, removed 5
Miscellaneous 22