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Barnes 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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Sanitary Circumstances.

Table showing the general work done by the Public Health Department during 1913, and in the preceding two years.

Nature of Work Done.191119121913
No. of Inspections under Housing Regulations159821381840
„ *Various other visits185517361366
„ Notices served715641593
„ Houses cleansed172220160
„ „ „ after Infectious Disease8945
„ „ disinfected112235348
„ Drains unstopped3630
„ „ repaired261514
„ „ reconstructed373426
„ „ tested709866
„ Drain ventilators cleared10143
„ Soil pipe ventilators repaired542
„ New soil pipes provided82
„ Defective closet pans and traps replaced122012
„ „ dust receptacles replaced776885
„ Flushing tanks repaired323739
„ Waste pipes trapped and repaired151016
„ Traps on waste pipes ventilated12103
„ Cisterns cleansed and covered151413
„ Taps provided on rising main367551
„ Premises on which animals were found causing nuisance222
„ Offensive accumulations removed246
„ New sinks provided163429
„ Roofs and eaves' gutterings repaired304614
„ Yards paved and paving repaired1749639
DampnessNo. of Damp proof courses inserted3620
„ Floors ventilated3510
„ Skirtings to sinks provided31387
„ Dishings to gullies made good26408
„ Sites concreted1316
No. of Manholes made watertight18164
„ Mica valves made good685
„ Receptacles for manure provided23
„ Cases of overcrowding abated935
„ Houses found unfit for human habitation121612
„ Bakehouse inspections394248
„ Dairy inspections115121142
„ Licensed slaughter house inspections1065
„ Factory and Workshops inspections403392336
„ Visits to Infectious Diseases332405281
„ Complaints received12896115
„ Statutory Notices served47156
„ Summonses to secure abatement of Nuisances0
„ Premises licensed for storage of Petroleum182222

* Re-visits to premises are not included in this table,