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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 1918

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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School Notes.

Table: Table showing the general work done by the Public Health Department during 1918.

Table showing the general work done by the Public Health Department during 1918.

Nature of Work Done.No.
No. of House to House Inspections1614
,, Various other visits4018
,, Defects Notified274
,, Houses cleansed60
,, ,, ,, after Infectious Disease16
,, Disinfections performed159
,, Drains unstopped10
„ ,, repaired7
,, Defective closet pans and traps8
,, ,, dust receptacles33
,, Flushing tanks repaired21
,, Cisterns cleansed and covered24
,, Offensive accumulations removed3
,, Roofs and eaves'gutterings repaired40
,, Dampness remedied15
,, Mica valves made good7
,, Bakehouse inspections24
,, Dairy and Milkshops inspections32
,, Licensed slaughter house inspections56
,, Factory and Workshops inspections207
,, Visits to Infectious Disease192
,, Complaints received66
,, Statutory Notices served11
,, Summonses to abate Nuisances1
,, Premises licensed for storage of Petroleum16

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SCHOOL NOTES, 1918.
ATTENDANCE CLINIC. (Held twice weekly.)
884 attendances were made by children referred by the
teachers or the attendance officer.
Letters from Mr Chambers (the attendance officer) referred
to 266 absentees, of whom 196 were given certificates, and are
included in the total of 884. 70 children did not present themselves
at the clinic, suggesting that the warning from the attendance
officer, to obtain a medical certificate or attend school, had the
desired effect of attaining the second objective.
GENERAL TREATMENT CLINIC.
Held once weekly. A small fee is payable by the parents,