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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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TABLE
Showing the general work done in the Sanitary Department during 1909, and in the four preceding years.
| Nature of Work Done. | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections of houses and premises made | 4454 | 4315 | 4043 | 4284 | 4105 |
| Notices served for abatement of defects | 681 | 782 | 715 | 486 | 400 |
| Houses and Premises cleansed and repaired | 96 | 178 | 96 | 129 | 159 |
| Houses disinfected | 68 | 156 | 92 | 74 | 135 |
| Defective drains (amended) | 42 | 46 | 42 | 69 | 67 |
| Defective drains (reconstructed) | 31 | 28 | 19 | 31 | 18 |
| Defective soil pipe ventilators (madegood) | 18 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ... |
| Defective closet pans and traps (replaced) | 126 | 87 | 49 | 38 | 23 |
| Caps to interceptors replaced | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 |
| Dustbins (replaced) | 102 | 79 | 103 | 91 | 115 |
| Defective flushing cisterns (repaired) | 99 | 102 | 85 | 123 | 94 |
| Cisterns cleansed and covered ... | 45 | 50 | 41 | 39 | 21 |
| Premises on which animals causing nuisance | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Foul accumulations (removed) | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 6 |
| Defective roofs and eaves' gutterings | 19 | 60 | 30 | 37 | 38 |
| Insanitary Yards paved | 32 | 74 | 94 | 76 | 37 |
| Floors ventilated | 50 | 24 | 13 | 34 | |
| Defective Mica Valves (made good) | 42 | 9 | 42 | 31 | 12 |
| Burst pipes repaired | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... |
| No proper receptacle for manure or offal Overcrowding (abated) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 1 | 3 |
| Houses found unfit for habitation | 21 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Bakehouse inspections | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Dairy inspections | 22 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Licensed slaughter-house inspections | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Factory and Workshops inspections | 154 | 180 | 194 | 206 | 206 |
| Number of visits to notifiable disease | 70 | 176 | 106 | 81 | 289 |
| Premises licensed for storage of Petroleum | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
| Complaints received | 45 | 49 | 42 | 46 | 52 |
| Summonses for abatement of Nuisances | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ... |