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 Urban District Council]
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SUMMARY OP SANITA R Y WORK PERFORMED IN CONNECTION WITH INSPECTION OF DISTRICT.
HOUSES- | INSPECTION. |
---|---|
Houses inspected in routine | 201 |
" " on Complaint | 92 |
Visits re Infections Diseases | 65 |
Common Lodging Houses inspected | 18 |
Schools, visits to | 9 |
TRADE PREMISES- | VISITS. |
Bakehouses | 24 |
Laundries | 9 |
Cowsheds | 18 |
Milkshops | 8 |
Ice Cream Shops | 2 |
Food Manufactories | 14 |
Slaughter Houses | 62 |
Markets | 4 |
Other Factories | 19 |
" Workshops and Workplaces | 47 |
Visits to works in progress | 388 |
REMEDIAL WORKS.
HOUSES- | |
Houses Disinfected (rooms) | 76 |
" Cleansed | 2 |
" Closed | 2 |
" Demolished | 2 |
11 in which overcrowding abated | 1 |
V?alls damp and defective, remedied | 8 |
Roof, guttering or spouting repaired | 16 |
Windows made to open | 2 |
Lighting improved | Nil |
Ventilation improved | 1 |
DRAINAGE- | |
Water Closets repaired | 21 |
W.C's supplied with water | 2 |
Cisterns and Flushing apparatus repaired or renewed | 26 |
Pipes disconnected, sink etc. | 1 |
Drains reconstructed | 9 |
"tested by water (length) | 45 |
" " smoke | 21 |
Houses connected to sewer | 8 |
Cesspools emptied | 5 |