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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Privies, etc., abolished, and Water Closets substituted in lieu thereof | 1 |
Water Closets repaired | 11 |
W.C.'s supplied with water | 4 |
Cisterns and Flushing Apparatus repaired or renewed | 16 |
Pipes disconnected, sink, etc. | 5 |
Sinks provided | 10 |
New Urinals | — |
Drains reconstructed | 22 |
„ tested by water (lengths) | 84 |
„ „ smoke | 22 |
Houses connected to sewer | 7 |
Cesspools emptied | 3 |
Water— | |
Wells closed | Nil |
Samples taken for analysis | Nil |
Cisterns cleansed, repaired, or covered | 12 |
Yards— | |
Yards paved | 15 |
Sanitary Dustbins provided | 21 |
Accumulations of manure, etc., removed | 15 |
Erections in yards removed | 2 |
Schools disinfected | 7; 15 |
Trade Premises— | |
Factories, ventilation improved | Nil |
„ provided with proper W.C. accommodation | Nil |
„ Fire Escape | 1 |
Workshops cleansed or limewashed | 3 |
Bakehouses „ „ | 5 |
Various— | |
Temporary or movable dwellings inspected Numerous | |
Birds and animals improperly kept, removed | 11 |
Miscellaneous | 27 |