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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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32
Inspector of Nuisances.

Table: DEFECTS REMEDIED AND NUISANCES ABATED.

DEFECTS REMEDIED AND NUISANCES ABATED.

Animals improperly kept5
Water closets repaired, cleared or improved52
New pans supplied13
Waste water preventers repaired or new supplied29
Drains inspected on complaint33
Drains tested42
Drains cleared or repaired63
Drains reconstructed21
Fresh-air inlets repaired or new provided67
Inspection chambers repaired or new provided31
Caps to interceptors provided9
Soil-pipes repaired or new provided23
Cess-pools cleared (Kew Club)2
Waste pipes repaired and R.W. Pipes disconnected from, drains14
Sink stones provided6
Dampness remedied other than by damp-proof course64
Damp-proof courses inserted36
Water supply cisterns repaired14
Taps on main supplied12
Yards paved or paving repaired74
Offensive accumulations removed21
Dangerous structures remedied8
Rooms cleansed165
Ashpits repaired10
Ashpits abolished1
Dust bins supplied241
Kitcheners and grates repaired61
Roofs, gutters and stack-pipes repaired89
Floors repaired63
Ventilation provided below floors24
Sites concreted2
Food larders ventilated or new provided69
Washing coppers repaired35
Walls and ceilings—plaster repaired106
Windows repaired90
Smoky chimneys remedied6
Verminous premises fumigated and treated with blow-lamp3