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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table X.—Defective Conditions Remedied.
| Drainage. | |
|---|---|
| Sewers cleared or repaired | 6 |
| Drains inspected on complaint | 38 |
| „ water tests applied | 106 |
| „ smoke tests applied | 64 |
| „ cleansed or repaired | 87 |
| „ relaid | 34 |
| „ reconstructed | 35 |
| „ ventilated | 3 |
| Inspection Chambers repaired | 34 |
| „ „ new provided | 51 |
| Interceptors—caps fixed | 4 |
| Soil Pipes renewed | 3 |
| „ „ new provided | 24 |
| Ventilating Shafts repaired | 5 |
| „ „ new provided | 5 |
| Fresh air inlets repaired or new provided | 22 |
| Rain-water pipes disconnected from drains | 8 |
| Water Closets. | |
| Pans and traps provided | 74 |
| Waste water preventers repaired | 28 |
| „ „ „ new provided | 8 |
| „ „ „ water supplied | 12 |
| Apartments repaired | 69 |
| „ lighted and ventilated | 2 |
| Sinks and Baths. | |
| Repaired or newly fixed | 29 |
| Waste pipes repaired | 7 |
| „ „ newly fixed | 19 |
| „ „ trapped | 4 |
| Cesspools. | |
| Abolished | 0 |
| Urinals. | |
| Repaired or cleansed | 2 |
| New provided | 1 |
| Water Supply. | |
| Cisterns repaired or renewed | 11 |
| Taps off main provided | 2 |