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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 Valley 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]
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REMEDIAL WORKS.
| Houses:— | |
| Houses disinfected | 70 |
| „ rooms cleansed | 156 |
| „ closed ... | — |
| „ demolished | — |
| „ in which overcrowding abated | several |
| Walls damp and defective, remedied | 29 |
| Roofs, guttering or spouting repaired | 80 |
| Windows made to open ... | 25 |
| Lighting improved | |
| Ventilation improved | |
| Drainage:— | |
| Water closets repaired and cleansed | 27 |
| „ „ provided with flushing cisterns | 6 |
| Cisterns and flushing apparatus repaired | 40 |
| Pipes disconnected; sink, lavatory, etc. | 7 |
| Sinks defective; new ones provided | 9 |
| New urinals constructed | — |
| Drains reconstructed | 6 |
| „ repaired | 13 |
| „ unstopped | 21 |
| „ tested by water (lengths) | 49 |
| „ „ „ smoke | 11 |
| ,, „ „ chemicals | 15 |
| Houses connected to sewer | - |
| Cesspools constructed | 2 |
| Water. | |
| Cisterns cleansed, repaired or covered | 82 |
| Yards. | |
| Yards paved, repaired or cleansed | 41 |
| Sanitary dust bins provided | 34 |
| Accumulations of manure removed | numerous |
| Schools disinfected | - |