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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Inspector of Nuisances.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT.
| Total number of inspections made, (not under Housing Regulations) | 6699 |
| Number of complaints received and investigated | 180 |
| Number of defects notified (not including work under Housing Regulations) | 745 |
| Number of preliminary Notices issued (excluding Notices under Housing Regulations) | 511 |
| Number of such notices complied with | 424 |
| Number of Statutory Notices issued | 19 |
| Number of such notices complied with | 12 |
HOUSING REGULATIONS, 1910.
| Number of houses inspected under Sec. 28, Housing and T.P. Act, 1919 | 204 |
| Number of re-inspections in connection with same | 1220 |
| Number of houses found not to be in a reasonable state of repair | 204 |
| Number of informal letters issued with schedules of works required to be carried out attached | 204 |
| Number of such informal letters complied with | 47 |
| Number of Statutory Notices issued under Section 28, H. and T.P. Act, 1919 | 124 |
| Number of such Statutory Notices complied with | 89 |
| Number of representations made by Medical Officer of Health Section 17, H. and T.P. Act, 1909 | 3 |
| Number of Closing Orders made by Local Authority, Section 17, H. and T.P. Act, 1909. | 3 |
| Number of demolition orders made, Section 18, H. and T.P. Act, 1909. | 1 |
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
| Number of rooms disinfected | 238 |
| Number of lots of bedding disinfected | 97 |
| Number of rooms stripped and cleansed after Infectious Disease | 32 |