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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
Kingsbury 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingsbury]
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SANITARY WORK EXECUTED.
Roofs repaired 14
Eaves, gutters and downpipes renewed 1
Drains unstopped, repaired or renewed 21
Inspection chamber covers renewed 3
Intercepting traps renewed 1
Vent shafts repaired 1
W.C. flushing apparatus repaired or renewed 10
W.C. pans repaired or renewed 2
W.C. seats renewed 2
Sink wastes repaired or renewed 2
Bath wastes repaired or renewed 1
Dampness in houses remedied 6
Windows and doors repaired 2
Defective walls 2
Defective foundations 3
Houses in which ceilings or walls cleansed 5
Defective floors repaired 2
Ashbins provided 13
Accumulation of refuse removed 28
Polluted ditches cleansed 3
Nuisances from keeping of animals 4
Miscellaneous 50
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
Lavatories cleansed 3
Lavatory basins renewed 1
W.C. pans attended to 2
Manhole covers renewed 1
SANITARY INSPECTION OF DISTRICT.
Visits to Dairies, cowsheds and milkstores 6
Visits to food shops 10
Visits to slaughter houses -
Visits to bakehouses 2
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