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.
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 |