Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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34 Sanitary Administration.
Table showing the general work done by the Public Health Department during 1912, and in the preceding two years.
Nature of Work Done. | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | ||
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No. of Inspections under Housing Regulations | — | 1598 | 2138 | ||
„ Various other visits | — | 1855 | 1736 | ||
„ Notices served | 406 | 715 | 641 | ||
„ Houses cleansed | 149 | 172 | 220 | ||
„ „ „ after Infectious Disease | — | _ | 89 | ||
„ „ disinfected | 113 | 112 | 235 | ||
„ Drains unstopped | — | — | 36 | ||
„ repaired | 40 | 26 | 15 | ||
„ „ reconstructed | 23 | 37 | 34 | ||
„ „ tested | — | 70 | 98 | ||
„ Drain ventilators cleared | — | 10 | 14 | ||
„ Soil pipe ventilators repaired | — | 5 | 4 | ||
„ New soil pipes provided | — | — | 8 | ||
„ Defective closet pans and traps replaced | 18 | 12 | 20 | ||
„ „ dust receptacles replaced | 77 | 77 | 68 | ||
„ Flushing tanks repaired | 83 | 32 | 37 | ||
„ Waste pipes trapped and repaired | 10 | 15 | 10 | ||
„ Traps on waste pipes ventilated | — | 12 | 10 | ||
„ Cisterns cleansed and covered | 191 | 15 | 14 | ||
„ Taps provided on rising main | 147 | 36 | 75 | ||
„ Premises on which animals were found causing nuisance | 2 | 2 | |||
„ Offensive accumulations removed | 21 | 2 | 4 | ||
„ New sinks provided | — | 16 | 34 | ||
„ Roofs and eaves' gutterings repaired | 33 | 30 | 46 | ||
„ Yards paved and paving repaired | 75 | 174 | 96 | ||
Dampness | No. of Damp proof courses inserted | — | — | 36 | |
„ Floors ventilated | — | — | 35 | ||
„ Skirtings to sinks provided | 23 | 31 | 38 | ||
„ Dishings to gullies made good | 18 | 26 | 40 | ||
„ Sites concreted | — | — | 13 | ||
No. of Manholes made watertight | 9 | 18 | 16 | ||
„ Mica valves made good | 23 | 6 | 8 | ||
„ Receptacles for manure provided | — | — | 2 | ||
„ Cases of overcrowding abated | 6 | 9 | 3 | ||
„ Houses found unfit for human habitation | 2 | 12 | 16 | ||
„ Bakehouse inspections | 59 | 39 | 42 | ||
„ Dairy inspections | 115 | 115 | 121 | ||
„ Licensed slaughter house inspections | 56 | 10 | 6 | ||
„ Factory and Workshops inspections | 419 | 403 | 392 | ||
„ Visits to Infectious Diseases | 192 | 332 | 405 | ||
„ Complaints received | 72 | 128 | 96 | ||
„ Statutory Notices served | 56 | 47 | 15 | ||
„ Summonses to secure abatement of Nuisances | 1 | — | — | ||
„ Premises licensed for storage of Petroleum | 15 | 18 | 22 |