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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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TABLE
Showing the general work done in the Sanitary Department during 1905, and in the four preceding years.
| Nature of Work Done. | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections of houses and premises made | 2391 | 2750 | 3642 | 4142 | 4454 |
| Notices served for abatement of defects | 397 | 458 | 615 | 764 | 681 |
| Houses and Premises cleansed and repaired | 22 | 28 | 129 | 220 | 96 |
| Houses disinfected | 85 | 126 | 90 | 53 | 68 |
| Defective drains (amended) | 30 | 35 | 47 | 42 | 42 |
| Defective drains (reconstructed) | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 31 |
| Defective soil pipe ventilators | 15 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 18 |
| Defective closet pans and traps (replaced) | 21 | 20 | 50 | 114 | 126 |
| Dustbins (replaced) | 85 | 56 | 141 | 125 | 102 |
| Defective flushing cisterns | 116 | 139 | 180 | 182 | 99 |
| Cisterns cleansed and covered | 32 | 53 | 71 | 56 | 45 |
| Premises on which animals causing nuisance | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Foul accumulations (removed) | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Defective roofs and eaves gutterings | 11 | 6 | 50 | 55 | 19 |
| Insanitary Yards paved | 35 | 18 | 9 | 69 | 32 |
| Defective Mica Valves | ... | 10 | 18 | 66 | 42 |
| Burst pipes repaired | ... | 9 | 8 | 2 | ... |
| No proper receptacle for manure or offal | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | ... |
| Overcrowding (abated) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| Houses found unfit for habitation | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Bakehouses inspected | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Cowsheds and Dairies inspected | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 |
| Licensed slaughter-houses inspected | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Factories and Workshops inspected | ... | ... | 128 | 140 | 154 |
| Number of visits to notifiable diseases | ... | ... | 116 | 108 | 70 |
| Number of visits to non-notifiable diseases | ... | ... | 42 | 154 | 51 |
| Premises licensed for storage of Petroleum | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
| Complaints received | ... | ... | ... | 33 | 45 |
| Summonses for abatement of Nuisances | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 |