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 Tottenham]
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GENERAL SANITARY WORK.
Hereunder is specified in tabular form the inspections by the Sanitary Officers during 1926. and the nature of the defects discovered:-
| Late Harringay. Ward (Mr. Redston) | West Green Ward (Mr. West). | Lato St Ann b Ward (Mr. Smith). | Late High Cross Ward (Mr. Portman). | Late Middle Ward (Mr. Miller). | Late Lower Ward (Mr. Shillito). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House-to-house inspections | 119 | 196 | 118 | 160 | 146 | 222 |
| Re-inspections | 1184 | 1172 | 1197 | 1511 | 1406 | 1456 |
| Drains examined, tested, etc. | 67 | 77 | 170 | 115 | 57 | 64 |
| Drains unstopped | 31 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 18 | 102 |
| Drains reconstructed and repaired | 17 | 25 | 66 | 31 | 38 | 26 |
| Disconnecting traps inserted | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Soil pipes and drains ventilated | - | 4 | 8 | 16 | 89 | 26 |
| R.W. pipes, wastes, etc. disconnected | - | 7 | 28 | - | 57 | 10 |
| Dustbins provided | 42 | 47 | 32 | 56 | 49 | 48 |
| Roofs repaired | 92 | 69 | 98 | 34 | 56 | 73 |
| Gutters repaired and renewed | 87 | 71 | 80 | 23 | 27 | 40 |
| Cisterns cleaned, repaired, etc. | 15 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 33 |
| W.C. repaired, cleaned, etc. .. | 67 | 62 | 95 | 35 | 47 | 183 |
| Yards paved and drained | 26 | 43 | 56 | 37 | 55 | 39 |
| Premises cleaned, etc. | 147 | 167 | 198 | 371 | 182 | 472 |
| Defective floors | 22 | 27 | 85 | 7 | 14 | 60 |
| Defective window frames and sashes .. | 49 | 29 | 64 | 25 | 15 | 220 |
| Defective coppers | 22 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 35 |
| Defective fireplaces | 28 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 56 | |
| Other defects | 85 | 97 | 103 | 45 | 55 | 74 |
| Smoke observations | 31 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 9 |
| Accumulations of refuse | 29 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 11 |
| Visits in connection with cases of infectious disease (including Tuber | 163 | 135 | 127 | 199 | 223 | 191 |
| culosis) Rooms inspected after disinfection .. | 40 | 73 | 65 | 183 | 100 | 72 |
| Other inspections, etc. | 87 | 59 | 332 | 126 | 107 | 112 |
| Factories-No. of inspections | 35 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 25 | 52 |
| Workshops & workplaces ,, | 43 | 73 | 38 | 29 | 33 | 80 |
| Laundries ,, | - | 26 | - | 2 | 6 | - |
| Dairies, etc. ,, | 84 | 79 | 102 | 46 | 85 | 68 |
| Cowsheds ,, Bakehouses ,, | 38 | 46 | 418 | 29 | 48 | |
| P.H. urinals ,, | 131 | 52 | 39 | 68 | 68 | 52 |
| Stables and Mews ,, | 54 | 70 | 53 | 16 | 80 | 10 |
| Complaints investigated | 113 | 159 | 397 | 250 | 98 | 218 |
| Appointments | 62 | 138 | 206 | 30 | 90 | 127 |
| School inspections | - | - | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Pawnbrokers | 3 | - | - | 2 18 60 | - | 4 |
| Common Lodging Houses Slaughter-houses | - | 93 | 32 | - | 35 80 | |
| Knackers' Yards | - | - | - | 56 | - | - |
| Brooks and Watercourses | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 3 |
| Butchers'shops | 88 | 60 | 42 | 94 | 93 | 97 |
| Fishmongers'shops | 89 | 46 | 41 | 59 | 71 | 60 |
| Fruiterers'shops | 119 | 33 | 27 | 47 | 50 | 56 |
| Ice Cream premises | 8 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 15 |