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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
East Barnet 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]
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| Water Closets, Privies,Ashbins, etc. | |
| Defective W.C.'s repaired, lighted, ventilated, etc. | 6 |
| Closets supplied with new pans | 2 |
| Insanitary cesspool destroyed | 1 |
| Defective flushing cisterns renewed or repaired | 2 |
| New W.C.'s erected | 0 |
| New ashbins provided | 1 |
Miscellaneous:
Removal of filth 5
Animals, etc., improperly kept, removed 6
Absence of manure receptacles 3
Pollution of watercourse 2
Absence water supply to house 1
Absence sanitary accommodation 1
Statutory inspections have also been made of the Factories,
Workshops, Bakehouses, Dairies, Cowsheds, Milkshops,
Slaughterhouses, etc., and defects dealt with.
ARTHUR J. ABBOTT.