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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table X.—Defective Conditions Remedied.
Drainage.
Sewers cleared or repaired 7
Drains inspected on complaint 34
,, water tests applied 48
,, smoke tests applied 43
,, cleansed or repaired 73
,, relaid 45
,, reconstructed 28
,, ventilated 33
Inspection chambers repaired 15
,, ,, new provided 10
Interceptors—Caps fixed 15
Soil pipes renewed 21
,, ,, new provided 11
Ventilating shafts repaired 10
,, ,, new provided 1
Fresh air inlets repaired or new provided 5
Rain-water pipes disconnected from drains 1
Water Closets.
Pans and traps provided 57
Waste water preventers repaired 24
,, ,, ,, new provided 19
„ ,, „ water supplied 1
Apartments repaired 51
„ lighted and ventilated
Sinks and Baths.
Repaired or newly fixed 36
Waste pipes repaired 30
,, ,, newly fixed 25
,, ,, trapped 37
Cesspools.
Abolished
Urinals.
Repaired or cleansed 5
New provided
Water Supply.
Cisterns repaired or renewed 44
Taps off main provided 2
Dustbins.
New dustbins provided 46
Ashpits abolished