London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1943
[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)
| (l) on complaint or general inspection of district | 232 |
| (2) House to house | Nil |
| Re-inspections of houses and visits to works in progress | 283 |
| Visibs to houses on notification of infectious diseases, including T.B. | 126 |
| Visits and inspections under Petroleum Acts | 29 |
| Visits to slaughterhouses | 4 |
| Visits to factories (including factory laundries) | 28 |
| Visits to bakehouses | 17 |
| Visits to Outworkers premises | 16 |
| Visits to dairies, cowsheds and milkshops | 30 |
| Visits to food manufactories | 12 |
| Visits to public halls, cinemas, etc. | 17 |
| Inspections under Rent Restrictions Acts | Nil |
| Disinfections after infectious diseases, etc. | 92 |
| Visits re Overcrowding Survey (measuring houses) | 3 |
| (other visits) | 4 |
| "Permitted Number" Certificates issued under Housing Act, 1936 | 1 |
| Visits to public air raid shelters | 62 |
| SANITARY WORK AND REPAIRS. Houses. | |
| Roofs repaired and made watertight | 80 |
| Damp wills remedied | 36 |
| Gutters, downspouts repaired or renewed | 64 |
| Exterior brickwork repaired or repointed | 15 |
| Rooms cleansed; repapered or distempered | 37 |
| Stairs, treads, balusters repaired | 12 |
| Broken sashcords renewed (number of houses) | 45 |
| Window frames and sills repaired | 27 |
| Ranges provided or repaired | ^0 |
| Coppers provided or repaired | 26 |
| Floors repaired or renewed | 43 |
| Yard surfaces repaired or repaved | 15 |
| Defective ventilation beneath floors | 8 |
| Hot water cisterns repaired or renewed | 17 |
| Draining boards renewed | 9 |
| Defective ceilings | 46 |
| Drainage. | |
| Drains unstopped and repaired | |
| Drais tested | Nil |
| Drains reconstructed | 2 |
| Soil or vent pipes repaired or renewed | 14 |
| Inspection Chambers reconstructed or repaired | 20 |
| Cesspools abolished | Nil |
| Water Closets and Sinks. | |
| Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed | 47 |
| Flush pipes repaired | 26 |
| New basins, W.C. pans or traps provided | 22 |
| Seats, doors, etc. repaired or renewed | 16 |
| Water pipes repaired or renewed | 24 |
| New sinks | |
| Sink waste pipes unblocked | 25 |