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Barnes 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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Table: Table 11—Infected and Infested Rooms and Articles (dealt with by the Council).

Table 11—Infected and Infested Rooms and Articles (dealt with by the Council).

Premises disinfected68
Rooms disinfected71
Lots of bedding disinfected122
,, „ destroyed8
„ „ disinfested—
Council houses disinfested3
Other houses disinfested6

Table: Table 12.—Rats and Mice Destruction.

Table 12.—Rats and Mice Destruction.

Number of complaints received104
Visits to (a) Enclosed premises233
(b) Open spaces470
Number of occasions on which
(a) Poison bait was laid233
(b) Gas (sulphurdioxide) was used21

Table: HOUSING.Table 13.—HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1941.

HOUSING.

Table 13.—HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1941.

1. Number of Dwellings Owned by the Local Authority:—
Number of houses 241Total 448
„ „ flats 207
2. Unfit Houses.
(I) Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year:—
(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 purpose2480
(ii) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 and 1932Nil
(b) Number of re-inspections made under the Regulations14
(iii) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation1
(iv) Number of dwelling-houses [(exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-heading) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation388