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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
Wood Green 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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In connection with House Inspection the following nuisances have been dealt with:—
| Number of Drains repaired | 15 |
| ,, ,, New Apparatus to W.C.'s | 56 |
| „ „ Water supplied to W.C.'s | 22 |
| „ ,, Sanitary Dust-bins supplied | 43 |
| „ ,, Roofs repaired | 45 |
| ,, ,, Rain water pipes and gutters repaired | 73 |
| „ „ Rooms stripped and cleansed | 352 |
| ,, „ Houses provided with Air-Bricks, etc., remedy for dampness | 189 |
| „ ,, Water Supplies taken direct from main | 121 |
| „ „ Yards paved | 62 |
| „ „ Nuisances from overcrowding | 2 |
| „ ,, New Check Cisterns to W.C.'s | 3 |
| „ „ Cisterns cleansed and provided with covers | 26 |
| „ ,, Windows made to open | 22 |
| ,, ,, Windows provided with sash-cords | 31 |
| „ „ Scullery Floors paved | 16 |
| „ „ Other Nuisances | 264 |
Drains and Drainage Work.
Our usual practice has been followed this year in re-construction
work, viz., to test all drains with water, and when the sanitary
fittings are involved, to test the whole of the work with smoke,
making a sketch plan of the work for future reference. This
necessarily occupies a great deal of time.
This year, by resolution of the Health and Sanitary Committee,
I have had to be present at the final test of all new house drains.
The work is carried out, as hertofore, under the supervision
of the Surveyor's Department, and the Certificate of Occupation
given by the Surveyor.