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Barnes 1942

[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 disinfected64
Rooms disinfected75
Lots of bedding disinfected220
„ „ destroyed6
„ „ disinfested4
Council houses disinfested5
Other houses disinfested6

Table 12.—Rats and Mice Destruction.

Number of complaints received170
Visits to(a) Enclosed premises352
(b) Open spaces182
Number of occasions on which
(a) Poison bait was laid290
(b) Gas (sulphurdioxide) was used13

HOUSING.

T able13.—HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1942.

1. Number of Dwellings Owned by the Local Authority:—
Number of houses241Total448
„ „ flats207

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) 803
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 3378
[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
(b) Number of re-inspections made under the
Regulations Nil
(wi) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state
so dangerous or injurious to health as to be
unfit for human habitation Nil
( i ) 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 habitation 639