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Barnes 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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34 Sanitary Administration.

Table: Table showing the general work done by the Public Health Department during 1912, and in the preceding two years.

Table showing the general work done by the Public Health Department during 1912, and in the preceding two years.

Nature of Work Done.191019111912
No. of Inspections under Housing Regulations—15982138
„ Various other visits—18551736
„ Notices served406715641
„ Houses cleansed149172220
„ „ „ after Infectious Disease—_89
„ „ disinfected113112235
„ Drains unstopped——36
„ repaired402615
„ „ reconstructed233734
„ „ tested—7098
„ Drain ventilators cleared—1014
„ Soil pipe ventilators repaired—54
„ New soil pipes provided——8
„ Defective closet pans and traps replaced181220
„ „ dust receptacles replaced777768
„ Flushing tanks repaired833237
„ Waste pipes trapped and repaired101510
„ Traps on waste pipes ventilated—1210
„ Cisterns cleansed and covered1911514
„ Taps provided on rising main1473675
„ Premises on which animals were found causing nuisance22
„ Offensive accumulations removed2124
„ New sinks provided—1634
„ Roofs and eaves' gutterings repaired333046
„ Yards paved and paving repaired7517496
DampnessNo. of Damp proof courses inserted——36
„ Floors ventilated——35
„ Skirtings to sinks provided233138
„ Dishings to gullies made good182640
„ Sites concreted——13
No. of Manholes made watertight91816
„ Mica valves made good2368
„ Receptacles for manure provided——2
„ Cases of overcrowding abated693
„ Houses found unfit for human habitation21216
„ Bakehouse inspections593942
„ Dairy inspections115115121
„ Licensed slaughter house inspections56106
„ Factory and Workshops inspections419403392
„ Visits to Infectious Diseases192332405
„ Complaints received7212896
„ Statutory Notices served564715
„ Summonses to secure abatement of Nuisances1——
„ Premises licensed for storage of Petroleum151822