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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Table 11—Infected and Infested Rooms and Articles (dealt with by the Council).
Premises disinfected | 68 |
Rooms disinfected | 71 |
Lots of bedding disinfected | 122 |
,, „ destroyed | 8 |
„ „ disinfested | — |
Council houses disinfested | 3 |
Other houses disinfested | 6 |
Table 12.—Rats and Mice Destruction.
Number of complaints received | 104 |
Visits to (a) Enclosed premises | 233 |
(b) Open spaces | 470 |
Number of occasions on which | |
(a) Poison bait was laid | 233 |
(b) Gas (sulphurdioxide) was used | 21 |
HOUSING.
Table 13.—HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1941.
1. Number of Dwellings Owned by the Local Authority:— | ||
Number of houses 241 | Total 448 | |
„ „ flats 207 | ||
2. Unfit Houses. | ||
(i) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 814 | |
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 2480 | |
(ii) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 and 1932 | Nil | |
14 | ||
(iii) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 1 | |
388 |