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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Sanitary Administration.
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and consequently the difficulty of letting houses at a rental which
suits the working man's pocket. The result is the building of flats,
which on all points are inferior to the self-contained houses.
Report of the Inspector appointed under the Housing and Town Planning Act, 1909.
| BARNES. | MORTLAKE. | TOTALS. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. No. of dwelling-houses which on inspection were considered to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | – | 15 | 15 |
| 2. No. of representations made to the Local Authority with a view to the making of closing orders | – | 15 | 15 |
| 3. No. of closing orders made | — | 15 | 15 |
| 4. No. of dwelling-houses, the defects in which were remedied without the making of closing orders | – | 7 | 7 |
| 5. No. of dwelling-houses which, after the making of closing orders, were put into a fit state for human habitation | _ | 10 | 10 |
MALTHOUSE AREA
In December, 1911, the Council approved a scheme for the
improvement of the area in which the buildings known as Warings,
Malthouse, Vine's, Quick's, Morwenha, and Wentworth Cottages,
Parker's Row, Thome's Cottages, and St. John's Row, together
with other buildings, exist.
Under the scheme it was proposed to acquire all the above
premises together with Warings Cottage, land and outbuildings,
6 The Terrace, Burree's Cottages, and land at rear of No.