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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
Barnes 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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TABLE
Showing the general work done in the Sanitary Department during 1908, and in the four preceding years.
| Nature of Work Done. | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections of houses and premises made | 4142 | 4454 | 4315 | 4043 | 4284 |
| Notices served for abatement of defects | 764 | 681 | 782 | 715 | 486 |
| Houses and Premises cleansed and repaired | 220 | 96 | 178 | 96 | 129 |
| Houses disinfected | 53 | 68 | 156 | 92 | 74 |
| Defective drains (amended) | 42 | 42 | 46 | 42 | 69 |
| Defective drains (reconstructed) | 22 | 31 | 28 | 19 | 31 |
| Defective soil pipe ventilators (made good) | 15 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Defective closet pans and traps (replaced) | 114 | 126 | 87 | 49 | 38 |
| Dustbins (replaced) | 125 | 102 | 79 | 103 | 91 |
| Defective flushing cisterns (repaired) | 182 | 99 | 102 | 85 | 123 |
| Cisterns cleansed and covered | 56 | 45 | 50 | 41 | 39 |
| Premises on which animals causing nuisance | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Foul accumulations (removed) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| Defective roofs and eaves gutterings | 55 | 19 | 60 | 30 | 37 |
| Insanitary Yards paved | 69 | 32 | 74 | 94 | 76 |
| Floors ventilated | ... | ... | 50 | 24 | 13 |
| Defective Mica Valves (made good) | 66 | 42 | 9 | 42 | 31 |
| Burst pipes repaired | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 10 |
| No proper receptacle for manure or offal | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Overcrowding (abated) | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Houses found unfit for habitation | 1 | ... | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| Bakehouses inspected | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
| Cowsheds and Dairies inspected | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 26 |
| Licensed slaughter-houses inspected | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Factories and Workshops inspected | 140 | 154 | 180 | 194 | 206 |
| Number of visits to notifiable diseases | 108 | 70 | 176 | 106 | 81 |
| Number of visits to non-notifiable diseases | 154 | 51 | 158 | 291 | ... |
| Premises licensed for storage of Petroleum | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
| Complaints received | 33 | 45 | 49 | 42 | 46 |
| Summonses for abatement of Nuisances | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |