London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Barnes 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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Yards.
Paving repaired 63
Newly paved 65
Dampness.
Roofs repaired 272
Gutters and rain water pipes repaired 196
Damp courses provided 181
External walls repointed 289
Floor spaces ventilated 69
Sites below floors concreted 21
General.
Dangerous structures repaired or rebuilt 14
Food larders ventilated or new provision made 87
Windows repaired 542
Windows made to open 21
Doors and frames repaired 199
Permanent ventilator provided to rooms 24
Lighting provided to stairs 41
Stairs repaired or handrails provided 38
Grates repaired or renewed 113
Smoky chimneys remedied 75
Washing coppers repaired 23
Walls and ceiling—plaster repaired 792
,, ,, ,, stripped and redecorated 375
Floors repaired 197
Verminous premises fumigated and cleansed 26
„ bedding cleansed or destroyed 3
Offensive accumulations removed 38
Miscellaneous defects remedied 271
Animals improperly kept
Stables.
Premises cleansed 4
Manure receptacles provided or repaired 1
Floors and yards properly paved and drained
Infected and Infested Rooms and Articles (dealt with by the Council).
Rooms disinfected 222
Schools disinfected
Lots of bedding disinfected 186
,, „ destroyed 19
„ ,, disinfested (slum-clearance)
,, ,, disinfested (re-housing) 2
Council houses disinfested 4
Other houses disinfested