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Barnes 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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36
REPORT
OF
Inspector of Nuisances
For the Year ending December 31st, 1901.
Notices have been served to abate 397 nuisances in
the District for the year 1901, as against 316 for the preceding
year. The total number of house to house inspections has
been 2,391 as against 2,225.
| Barnes. | Mortlake. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defective drains | 11 | 19 | 30 |
| Condemned closet pans and traps | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| Dilapidated closet fittings | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Pipes insufficiently ventilated | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Defective Hushing cisterns | 61 | 55 | 116 |
| No proper dust bins | 39 | 46 | 85 |
| Defects in cisterns | 15 | 17 | 32 |
| Houses in need of cleansing | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| Overcrowding | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Houses unfit for habitation, but repaired | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Animals so kept as to be a nuisance | 3 | 3 | |
| Foul deposits | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Defective roofs and gutterings | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Yards in need of paving | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| Total | 195 | 202 | 397 |
| Number of Cowkeepers | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Number of Purveyors of Milk | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Number of Bake Houses | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Number of Slaughter Houses | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Number of persons licensed for Petroleum | 2 | 1 | 3 |