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Barnet 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]

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SANITARY INSPECTION of -AREA.
Number of Dwelling Houses Inspected (Primary inspections)
(1) on complaint or general inspection of district. 345
(2) House to House. 43
Re-inspections of houses and visits to works in progress. 976
Visits to houses on notification of Infectious Diseases,
including Tuberculosis. 105
Visits and inspections under Petroleum Acts, 47
Inspections under Shops Act 29
Visits to Slaughter Houses. 114
" " Factories (including Factory laundries). 11
" " Bakehouses. 32
" " Outworkers premises. 4
" " Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops. 35
" " Schools. 10
" " Food Manufactories. 16
" " Common Lodging House. 3
" " Public Halls, Cinemas etc. 18
" " Caravans attending Barnet Fair. 60
Inspections under Rent Restriction Acts. Nill
Disinfections after Infectious Disease, etc. 91
Visits re. Overcrowding Survey )Measuring houses 144
)other visits 67
"Permitted Number" Certificates issued under Housing Act 1936 255
SANITARY WORK AND REPAIRS.
Houses.
Roofs repaired and made watertight. 54
Damp walls remedied. 47
Gutters, downspouts repaired or renewed. 60
Exterior brickwork repaired or repointed. 35
Rooms cleansed, repapored or distempered. 154
Stairs, treads, balusters repaired. 25
Broken sashcords renewed (number of houses). 78
Window frames and cills repaired. 33
Ranges provided or repaired. 41
Coppers provided or repaired. 36
Floors repaired or renewed. 39
Yard surfaces repaired or repaved. 26
Defective ventilation beneath floors, 8
Hot water systems repaired. 19
Draining Boards renewed. 23
Drainage.
Drains unstopped and repaired. 60
Drains tested.
Drains reconstructed. 37
Soil or Vent pipes repaired or renewed. 5
Inspection Chambers constructed or repaired. 7
Cesspools abolished. 1
Water Closets and Sinks.
Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed. 78
Flush pipes repaired. 1
New basins or traps provided. 31
Seats, doors etc. repaired or renewed. 23
Water pipes repaired or renewed. 9
New Sinks. 10
Sink waste pipes unblocked. 28