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

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Barnes 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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Yards.

Paving repaired57
Newly paved46
Dampness.
Roofs repaired262
Gutters and rain water pipes repaired142
Damp courses provided143
External walls repointed172
Floor spaces ventilated56
Sites below floors concreted1
General.
Dangerous structures repaired or rebuilt6
Food larders ventilated or new provision made102
Rooms insufficiently lighted8
„ „ ventilated13
Windows repaired1,062
Windows made to open14
Doors and frames repaired139
Permanent ventilator provided to rooms39
Lighting provided to stairs91
Stairs repaired or handrails provided64
Grates repaired or renewed184
Smoky chimneys remedied77
Washing coppers repaired49
Walls and ceiling—plaster repaired1,012
„ ,, ,, stripped and redecorated288
Floors repaired247
Verminous premises fumigated and cleansed38
„ bedding cleansed or destroyed6
Offensive accumulations removed43
Miscellaneous defects remedied20
Animals improperly kept
Smoke nuisances abated1
Stables.
Premises cleansed6
Manure receptacles provided or repaired1
Floors and yards properly paved and drained-
Infected, and Infested Rooms and Articles (dealt with by the Council).
Rooms disinfected252
Schools disinfected
Lots of bedding disinfected137
,, „ destroyed24
„ „ disinfested (slum-clearance)276
,, ,, disinfested (re-housing)27
„ „ disinfested (overcrowding)24
Council houses disinfested18
Other houses disinfested84