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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barnet 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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SUMMARY,
SANITARY INSPECTION OF AREA.
Number of Dwelling Houses Inspected (Primary inspections)
| (1) on complaint or general inspection of district. | 259 |
| (2) House to House. | 28 |
| Re-inspections of houses and visits to works in progress. | 653 |
| Visits to houses on notification of Infectious Diseases, including T.B. | 60 |
| Visits and inspections under Petroleum Acts | 3 |
| Inspections under Shops Act | 33 |
| Visits to Slaughter Houses. | 301 |
| " " Factories (including Factory Laundries). | 18 |
| " " Bakehouses. | 27 |
| " " Outworkers' premises. | Nil |
| " " Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops. | 33 |
| " " Schools. | 2 |
| " " Food Manufactories. | 37 |
| " " Common Lodging House. | 1 |
| " " Public Halls, Cinemas, etc. | Nil |
| Inspections under Rent Restriction Acts. | Nil |
| Disinfections after Infectious Disease, etc. | 60 |
| Visits re. Overcrowding Survey (Measuring houses | 24 |
| (other visits | 37 |
| "Permitted Number" Certificates issued under Housing Act 1936 | 24 |
| SANITARY WORK AND REPAIRS., Houses. | |
| Roofs repaired and made watertight. | 299 |
| Damp walls remedied. | 60 |
| Gutters, downspouts repaired or renewed. | 99 |
| Exterior brickwork repaired or repointed. | 50 |
| Rooms cleansed, repapered or distempered. | 320 |
| Stairs, treads, balusters, repaired. | 6 |
| Broken sashcords renewed (number of houses). | 55 |
| Window frames and sills repaired. | 27 |
| Ranges provided or repaired. | 109 |
| Coppers provided or repaired. | 112 |
| Floors repaired or renewed. | 37 |
| Yard surfaces repaired, or repaved. | 18 |
| Defective ventilation beneath floors. | 8 |
| Hot water cisterns repaired. | 31 |
| Draining Boards renewed. | 43 |
| Drainage. | |
| Drains unstopped and repaired. | 76 |
| Drains tested. | 4 |
| Drains reconstructed. | 12 |
| Soil or Vent Pipes repaired or renewed. | 8 |
| Inspection Chambers constructed or repaired. | 97 |
| Cesspools abolished. | 2 |
| Water Closets and Sinks. | |
| Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed. | 119 |
| Flush pipes repaired. | 2 |
| New basins, W.C.pans or traps provided. | 32 |
| Seats, doors etc. repaired or renewed. | 35 |
| Water pipes repaired or renewed. | 90 |
| New Sinks. | 13 |
| Sink waste pipes unblocked. | 56 |