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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TABLE
Showing the number and kind of general nuisances discovered and remedied during 1905.
Barnes. | Mortlake | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|
Defective drains amended | 15 | 27 | 42 |
Defective drains reconstructed | 7 | 24 | 31 |
Defective soil pipe ventilators | 9 | 9 | 18 |
Defective closet pans, etc. | 74 | 52 | 126 |
Defective closet fittings | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Defective waste pipes | — | 8 | 8 |
Defective light and ventilation to closets | 6 | 5 | 11 |
Defective flushing cisterns | 36 | 63 | 99 |
Cisterns cleansed and covered | 11 | 34 | 45 |
Dustbins replaced | 41 | 61 | 102 |
Yards paved | 10 | 22 | 32 |
Mica valves made good | 5 | 37 | 42 |
Nuisances from animals | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Foul accumulations | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Rain water pipes disconnected | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Defective gutterings | 8 | 11 | 19 |
Totals. | 233 | 366 | 599 |
Statutory notices served | 47 | ||
Summonses taken out | 1 |