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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Public House Urinals 51
Stables and Mews 21
Food Premises 418
Appointments and Interviews 784
Other Visits 2,276
Massage Establishments 7
Visits in connection with the supervision of
repairs to war-damaged residential property 25,387
Visits to requisitioned houses (for homeless
persons) in connection with the general maintenance
of these properties 2,950
Drains reconstructed 41
Drains repaired 101
Drains cleared 133
W. C. Cisterns repaired or renewed 121
W. C. Pans renewed 46
W. C. Pans cleansed 87
Waste Pipes repaired or renewed 249
Rain-water Pipes repaired or renewed 93
Roofs repaired or renewed 534
Eaves Gutters repaired or renewed 324
Drinking Water Cisterns renewed 23
Drinking Water Cisterns covered 5
Water Service Pipes repaired 398
Water Supply reinstated 39
Yards repaired or reconstructed 28
Sinks renewed or provided 18
Floors repaired or renewed 241
Floors ventilated 30
Dampness remedied—
by insertion of damp-proof courses 15
by pointing of brickwork 12
by internal rendering 89
by miscellaneous remedies 13
Window Frames and Sashes repaired or renewed,
or painted 98
Coppers repaired or renewed, or provided 13
Fireplaces, Stoves and Ovens repaired or renewed 251
Flues and Chimney Stacks repaired 20
Brickwork of Walls repaired and Walls rebuilt 9
Ventilated Food Stores provided 3