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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barnes 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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20 Sanitary Circumstances of the District.
TABLE B.
Showing the general work done in the Public Health Department during 1911, and in the preceding four years.
| Nature of Work Done. | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections under the Housing Regulations | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1598 |
| Various other Inspections | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1855 |
| Notices served for abatement of defects | 715 | 486 | 400 | 406 | 715 |
| Houses and Premises cleansed and repaired | 96 | 129 | 159 | 149 | 172 |
| Houses disinfected | 92 | 74 | 135 | 113 | 112 |
| Defective drains (amended) | 42 | 69 | 67 | 40 | 26 |
| Defective drains (reconstructed) | 19 | 31 | 18 | 23 | 37 |
| Defective soil pipe ventilators (made good) | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Defective closet pans and traps (replaced) | 49 | 38 | 23 | 18 | 12 |
| Dustbins (replaced) | 103 | 91 | 115 | 77 | 77 |
| Defective flushing cisterns (repaired) | 85 | 123 | 94 | 83 | 32 |
| Defective Waste Pipes | 2 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 15 |
| Cisterns cleansed and covered | 41 | 39 | 21 | 191 | 50 |
| Taps provided on rising main | ... | 17 | 7 | 147 | 36 |
| Premises on which animals causing nuisance | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 |
| Foul accumulations (removed) | 7 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 2 |
| New Sinks provided | 18 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 16 |
| Defective roofs and eaves' gutterings | 30 | 37 | 38 | 33 | 30 |
| Insanitary Yards paved | 94 | 76 | 37 | 75 | 174 |
| Floors ventilated, dampness remedied | 24 | 13 | 34 | 7 | 55 |
| Defective Mica Valves (made good) | 42 | 31 | 12 | 23 | 6 |
| No proper receptacle for manure or offal | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding (abated) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Houses found unfit for habitation | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| Bakehouse inspections | 14 | 13 | 13 | 58 | 39 |
| Dairy inspections | 25 | 26 | 26 | 115 | 115 |
| Licensed slaughter-house inspections | 3 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 10 |
| Factory and Workshops inspections | 194 | 206 | 206 | 419 | 403 |
| Number of visits to notifiable diseases | 106 | 81 | 289 | 192 | 332 |
| *Premises licensed for storage of Petroleum | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 |
| Complaints received | 42 | 46 | 52 | 72 | 128 |
| Statutory Notices served | 97 | 61 | 36 | 56 | 47 |
| Summonses for abatement of Nuisances | 2 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... |
* Under Petroleum Acts.