Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Inspector of Nuisances.
DEFECTS REMEDIED AND NUISANCES ABATED.
Animals improperly kept | 5 |
Water closets repaired, cleared or improved | 52 |
New pans supplied | 13 |
Waste water preventers repaired or new supplied | 29 |
Drains inspected on complaint | 33 |
Drains tested | 42 |
Drains cleared or repaired | 63 |
Drains reconstructed | 21 |
Fresh-air inlets repaired or new provided | 67 |
Inspection chambers repaired or new provided | 31 |
Caps to interceptors provided | 9 |
Soil-pipes repaired or new provided | 23 |
Cess-pools cleared (Kew Club) | 2 |
Waste pipes repaired and R.W. Pipes disconnected from, drains | 14 |
Sink stones provided | 6 |
Dampness remedied other than by damp-proof course | 64 |
Damp-proof courses inserted | 36 |
Water supply cisterns repaired | 14 |
Taps on main supplied | 12 |
Yards paved or paving repaired | 74 |
Offensive accumulations removed | 21 |
Dangerous structures remedied | 8 |
Rooms cleansed | 165 |
Ashpits repaired | 10 |
Ashpits abolished | 1 |
Dust bins supplied | 241 |
Kitcheners and grates repaired | 61 |
Roofs, gutters and stack-pipes repaired | 89 |
Floors repaired | 63 |
Ventilation provided below floors | 24 |
Sites concreted | 2 |
Food larders ventilated or new provided | 69 |
Washing coppers repaired | 35 |
Walls and ceilings—plaster repaired | 106 |
Windows repaired | 90 |
Smoky chimneys remedied | 6 |
Verminous premises fumigated and treated with blow-lamp | 3 |