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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet UDC]
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SUMMARY.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF AREA.
| Number of dwelling houses inspected (primary inspections) | |
| (l) on complaint or general inspection of district | 165 |
| (2) House to house | NIL |
| Re-inspections of houses and visits to works in progress | 215 |
| Visits to houses on notification of infectious disease, including T.B. | 106 |
| Visits and inspections under Petroleum Acts | 39 |
| Visits to slaughterhouses | 3 |
| Visits to factories (including factory laundries) | 33 |
| Visits to bakehouses | |
| Visits to Outworkers premises | |
| Visits to dairies, cowsheds and milkshops | 33 |
| Visits to food manufactories | 14 |
| Visits to public halls, cinemas, etc | |
| Inspections under Rent Restrictions Acts | NIL |
| Disinfections after infectious diseases, etc. | 74 |
| Visits re Overcrowding Survey (measuring- houses) | NIL |
| (other visits) | |
| "Permitted Number" Certificates issued under Housing Act, 1936 | 2 |
| Visits to public air raid shelters | 52 |
| SANITARY WORK AND REPAIRS. | |
| Houses. | |
| Roofs repaired and made watertight | 108 |
| Damp walls remedied | 34 |
| Gutters, downspouts repaired or renewed. | 57 |
| Exterior brickwork repaired or repointed | 21 |
| Rooms cleansed, repapered or distempered | 5 |
| Stairs, treads, balusters repaired | |
| Broken sashcords renewed (number of houses) | |
| Window frames and sills repaired | |
| Ranges provided or repaired | |
| Coppers provided or repaired | |
| Floors repaired or renewed | 40 |
| Yard surfaces repaired or repaved | |
| Defective ventilation beneath floors | 5 |
| Hot water cisterns repaired or renewed | 15 |
| Draining boards renewed | 5 |
| Defective ceilings | 35 |
| Drainage. | |
| Drains unstopped and repaired | |
| Drains tested | 2 |
| Drains reconstructed | NIL |
| Soil or vent pipes repaired or renewed | 8 |
| Inspection Chambers reconstructed or repaired | 5 |
| Cesspools abolished | NIL |
| Water Closets and Sinks. | |
| Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed | 170 |
| Flush pipes repaired | 32 |
| New basins, W.C. pans or traps provided | 39 |
| Seats, doors, etc. repaired or renewed | 57 |
| Water pipes repaired or renewed | 22 |
| New sinks | 3 |
| Sink waste pipes unblocked | 75 |