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e67915fe-b9c0-4f76-bfca-200424afeaf9 | and floors 21 Insufficient ventilation of rooms 1 Nuisances caused by damp walls 1 Defective and obsolete water-closet basins 17 Defective sinks and sink waste pipes 1 Dilapidated outbuildings 14 Dirty houses 2 Absence of water supply to water-closet cisterns 10 Cesspools abolished 1 Total 187 CARAVANS USED AS DWELLING... |
2bc13916-0931-4b11-a43c-397cf40e4777 | This accommodation was supplemented by temporary public conveniences at High Barnet Station and at the foot of the hill in the East Barnet Valley area. The fish-stall holders were a source of nuisance, and repeated cautions had to be given against the filthy practice 34 of throwing fish-shells on the ground, both at th... |
eee4550a-f456-4a66-b88d-07d2c3c9ee7f | One house has increased its accommodation during the year by an additional room for married couples, after having been altered to comply with the Bye-laws. This room was registered to accommodate 4 persons. The accommodation available in these Houses is for 54 lodgers, as compared with 50 last year. . During Barnet Fai... |
05c42209-ae08-4ada-aaa0-a2d311a6a235 | A case of suspected Swine Fever having occurred in one of the Slaughter-houses, the Police communicated with the authorities under the Contagious Diseases Animals Act, who gave instructions for the burial of the carcase, which was carried out at the Farm. I thereupon ordered the remaining pigs, three in number, to be s... |
55829c24-fe6a-45c5-ad14-aa73c32c67de | The following is a list of the unsound food which has been destroyed during the year:— 1 Carcase of Pig and Offal—Suspected Swine Fever. 22 Pairs of Kippers. 31 lbs. of Biscuits and Cakes. A Carcase of Beef, dressed and cut into four quarters, was found in Totteridge Lane. It was apparently that of a Cow in a very emac... |
dcf20fbc-908c-4ea3-9c01-9bc8c96039ca | Another year has passed and there appears little likelihood of the long-promised Milk and Dairies Bill for improving our milk supplies being re-introduced for some considerable time. Careful attention continues to be given to the inspection of these premises, and every attempt made to secure the supply of a pure uncont... |
874d140c-e6ce-411e-93c5-eaa0ecfd2f90 | The elementary principles of hygiene seem to be altogether ignored, and frequently attention has had to be drawn to the filthy state of the approach to the dairy and shed, and to the close proximity of the manure heap to the dairy, which in a summer like the past becomes a grave danger through the medium of the fly. IN... |
a9ca46a4-2273-4631-adce-5b9a38057cdc | Smallpox ... ... ... ... ... ... Diphtheria 12 4 10 5 24 8 Membraneous Croup ... ... ... ... ... ... Erysipelas 5 1 2 1 6 ... Typhoid or Enteric Fever ... ... 1 ... ... ... Scarlet Fever 37 10 18 3 29 3 Typhus Fever ... ... ... ... ... ... Puerperal Fever ... ... ... ... ... ... Totals 54 15 31 9 59 11 Although during ... |
a45a1ddd-e7f5-4ed8-be04-8665f0655169 | In combating infectious diseases, a factor is becoming yearly increasingly more important, namely, the 37 munication of an ever-growing proportion of the population of Barnet with that of the Metropolis. A few years ago this proportion was small, and consequently the risk of importation of infection slight. The tendenc... |
1d75d31a-85cb-4b58-8695-67e39d75b4c3 | SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS. The above Acts are enforced by the County Authority in this district. The subjoined information regarding the number of samples taken in the Urban District of Barnet during the past year has been supplied to me by the County Inspector. Article. Number of Sampl's taken. Genuine Adulterated. ... |
3dd0cdd0-f5a6-41df-9667-6374f1c9f5c4 | The Meat Trades' Association took the matter up on behalf of the butchers, and after a good deal of negotiation it was proved that the occupier of one of the Slaughter-houses could not substantiate his claim. He was therefore requested to make application to be licensed. The application was made, and a license was gran... |
8b90616b-cf97-4f6c-88eb-b90e217b0cbc | 112 of the Public Health Act, 1875, to include by Declaratory Order the trades of Leather Dresser, Fish Fryer, Rag, Bone and Skin Dealer, and Fat Renderer or Melter as Offensive Trades, have been successful, and the Local Government Board have issued an Order to this effect. The Order declaring the above trades to be o... |
4b2e622d-0b99-4184-88c4-6a064b326850 | Forty-nine houses wherein 54 cases of infectious disease occurred have been disinfected under my direction and supervision, after the patient has been removed to Hospital, or, when the patient is kept at home, after convalescence. The system of disinfection has been more perfect than hitherto, owing to the steam disinf... |
67ef5c7a-d945-4f79-adf6-53514dccd10e | It is a common experience to see the liquid and powder placed in saucers about the sick room or sprinkled under the bed. It is therefore not surprising that owing to this false sense of security little attention is given to the very essential procedure of cleansing with soap and water. To be effective a disinfectant sh... |
5c7c83cf-77ea-4108-bea9-53bba2dced95 | A number of articles are upon the market, which, although called disinfectants, are in reality only deodorants, or at most antiseptics, and they are used more often than not in a manner which merely hides an objectionable effluvium, probably due to an accumulation of decomposing fats. It is a pity that attention is not... |
65514218-b86a-4e00-802f-39eef0307f1c | These acknowledged conditions should be a strong plea for a better understanding of the laws of hygiene, and I believe these can be most fittingly learnt by including them in the school curriculum. The steam disinfector will be requisitioned in the future for the disinfection of articles of clothing and bedding belongi... |
c5085d9a-c118-47c9-8005-e3a8a4dd0c18 | Twenty-seven notices have been served under section 25 of the above Act, to properly pave or flag the surfaces of yards 41 with some hard impervious material, the absence of which was found to be productive of damp walls or dirty surroundings. Twenty-four notices have been complied with, and 3 notices were outstanding ... |
b1ec90f3-93be-4649-abc9-247aa0ab9cce | Every house should have this necessary provision, and I am pleased to say that the steps taken in this direction during the past 3 years have resulted in nearly the whole of the houses in the district being now provided with sinks, and water being laid on. Very few places now exist where a tap and gully common to some ... |
afe759fb-0aa7-4592-9bb6-29841af09682 | 42 (3) Renewed application under same conditions as previous application. Order granted. I have also been authorised to take proceedings against the owner of a ditch which is a source of recurring nuisance and requires piping in. These proceedings have not yet taken place. BYE-LAWS. Bye-laws are in force within the dis... |
fcfab4c4-5d2c-4a68-a4de-a9f59a55a117 | They were returned by the Board considerably altered, who stated that the reason for the alterations was that a much higher standard of work was required under these bye-laws than under those relating to new buildings. As I am getting a higher class of work executed than would be possible under the bye-laws as amended,... |
7e15e3e9-5aeb-4aa6-85eb-72da6fcb09b0 | Resolution was passed in each instance authorising me to serve 43 notices under Section 23 of the Public Health Act, 1875, to provide sufficient drainage and connect with the main sewer. In 11 instances, drains were reported upon and examined under Section 41 of the Public Health Act, 1875, while the remaining drains w... |
af068916-7d7b-4731-815e-819988d3ab97 | 1 to 12, Underhill Cottages, it was found desirable to lay a new length of sewer in front of these houses, this work being carried out by your Surveyor. Nine houses were found to be without sufficient water closet accommodation. In each instance this accommodation was provided. The reconstruction work has been carefull... |
7c94f5f4-ab99-44cc-9874-52e961eede56 | Disconnecting and Access Chambers Built. Intercepting Traps Fixed. Fresh Air Inlets Fixed. Gullies Fixed, Ventilation Shafts Fixed. Soil Pipes Fixed. New Water Closet Basins and Pedestals Fixed. Water Closet Buildings Demolished. New Water Closet Buildings Erected. Nos. 21, 23, and 25, New Road 3 3 1 1 6 1 •• 3 •• •• N... |
18aa9788-d958-4b7a-b74d-3d96444f42b1 | 1 1 •• •• 1 •• •• •• •• •• No. 31, do. 1 1 •• •• 1 1 •• •• •• •• The Chestnuts, Wood Street 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 •• •• •• Drains connected to existing Cedar Villa, Wood Street 1 2 1 1 3 1 •• •• •• •• Christ Church Boys' and Infants' Schools 2 3 1 1 2 1 •• •• •• •• Drains connected to existing closets Arkley Copse 1 4 1 1 5 ••... |
d8d78a3d-da02-46a2-8cfb-7b601ac28dc1 | 43 and 45, High Street 2 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 •• 1 Additions m'de to drainage Sewer, Underhill Cottages 1 2 Length of sewer laid with two manholes Main Drains, Nos. 21, 23, and 25, New Road 3 •• Length of main drain laid with access chamber Main Drains, Nos. 27, 29, and 31, New Road 3 •• Length of main drain laid with access ... |
359d42e8-05ed-4218-9f5e-3c2056220a1c | I reported to the Council upon the advisability of having the drainage and sanitary fittings of the whole of the Public Schools within the district examined and tested yearly. The Council accordingly passed a resolution requesting me to make application to the School Managers for facilities to carry out this work. Perm... |
eac809f7-8f00-47e3-af6f-74d32fbb18c3 | Drain and fittings properly repaired Christ Church Girls' School Pipe in main portion of drain cracked and defective. Inspection chamber to w.c's. not efficiently sealed, allowing effluvia to escape. Eavesgutters missing. Drain repaired and new eaves - gutters fixed. 46 Christ Church Boys' and Infants' School Drains si... |
40864c87-8e3c-4ea0-974e-b46ef6515e17 | Moxon Street Infants' School Ventilation shaft broken. Connection to w.c's. defective. Branch drain choked. Connections to w.c's. repaired. Branch drain unstopped and heavy cast iron ventilation shaft fixed. Byng Road C.C. School Drains and sanitary fitting sound and in good condition. It would be in the interests of t... |
973c53b5-91f1-48c4-a9bb-c1349c206052 | Very few cesspools, earth, privy or pail closets now exist in the district, and those few remaining will be abolished as opportunity presents itself. There are however a few cottages at Arkley where it will not be possible to install the water carriage system until a sewer is laid which will enable them to be drained i... |
26012683-844c-46c9-a1c9-97b0cf9a773a | Three notices of occupation of new workshops have been received from the Home Office. This makes a total of 57 Workshops upon the register as compared with 54 last year, excluding Bakehouses. Four Workshops were found to be without the factory abstract affixed, as prescribed by section 128 of the Act. In accordance wit... |
d8e026c4-ba11-474d-a040-e31a2bdddec8 | The occupier of one Bakehouse has given up during the year, but as the premises were registered in the name of another person, the number on the register remains the same, namely, nine. This number includes an underground bakehouse not at present in use. Careful attention has been given to these premises, and five noti... |
004f3f72-e967-49b2-9074-9910e6d5aaec | Five addresses of outworkers living in the district, employed by firms outside the district, addresses of which have been received from other Councils. Those outworkers living within the district have been visited, but in no case has any infectious disease occurred in their homes during the past year, and the condition... |
d368ccf3-48bc-490c-9d19-b2f393b46310 | Twenty-four houses have been condemned during the past year as unfit for human habitation, which, together with 28 in 1910, and 53 in 1909, makes a total of 105 condemned since my appointment. Particulars of the action taken with regard to insanitary property are appended. Sixteen of the houses reported upon in the pre... |
9f61196e-44e0-49bf-9358-4ec8ee253645 | The owner attended the meeting, and after consideration the Council decided to grant an extension of two months, the reconsideration of the question being left over until the new year. No. 123, Wood Street. The tenant refusing to comply with the notice which was served upon him to vacate the house, it became necessary ... |
d8b0c540-7b6b-484f-8f9e-5b2bd86ae3f2 | The Council, being of opinion that the Act had been complied with in every particular, renewed their application, and the necessary order was thereupon granted. At the expiration of the necessary period, the tenant still remaining obstinate, it was my unpleasant duty with the aid of the police to eject him. After much ... |
0a4bbd86-ca73-4b8f-8fd2-ae6a94ddd2df | Additions were made to four houses by providing an extra bedroom and scullery, and attics were made to three others. The work also included new roofs, windows, frames, doors, and staircases. Floors and joists were also renewed where necessary. The rear walls of the houses were rough-casted. New drainage was provided to... |
6ef4818c-dc28-458d-9e6f-1682af2b9a3c | This property being closed in the previous year, steps were taken to secure its demolition. Notices were served for this purpose, and the owners thereupon demolished the property. Bath Place has now ceased to exist. With regard to the property dealt with during the year— a total of 24 houses—the following action has be... |
e1753be6-690a-49c5-89a7-872bf8d5d10c | 1 to 4, Black Horse Yard (4 houses). Closing orders were served upon the owners of this property, who decided to close it. The cottages now remain empty. Steps will be taken later to secure their demolition. Oak Cottage, Bells Hill. Closing order was served upon the owner who had the cottage closed. Nos. 1 to 4, Trent ... |
79a64599-8de5-4cbe-82d0-7288310f9c73 | The cottages now remain closed. Closing orders were not served in this case, as it was 52 felt they could be readily turned into good warehouses. Had closing orders, been served this would not be possible as the Local Government Board hold that it is necessary to follow up such orders by demolition. The Potteries, Arkl... |
190725de-aba1-4afc-86eb-d6f4559d3681 | weekly, and must have had twelve months previous residence in the district. This condition of previous residence precludes the possibility of the cottages being acquired by persons other than those resident in Barnet, the Council merely wishing to provide for the needs of the District by relieving the undoubted overcro... |
15edf8ab-d07b-48f4-9df3-3efac1f9e542 | per week has yet to be dealt with, and the Council have pledged themselves to meet the needs of this class in the near future. 53 The present cottages, which let at a rental of 6s. 6d. per week, are six-roomed, containing a kitchen, 17ft. 3in. by 10ft. 6in. and 8ft. high ; a parlour, 9ft. 9in. by 9ft. 9in.; and a scull... |
d345c986-63c8-4604-8f33-77393a9d7b8d | Each cottage stands upon a plot 90ft. by 21ft. 6in., and has a front garden 10ft. in depth, and a kitchen garden 61ft. in length. A Local Government Board Inquiry into the application to borrow a further sum of £4,700 for the erection of an additional 22 cottages has been held, and the application has been granted, on ... |
cf102757-5e8f-4ccc-9b4a-9354070e9e34 | Therefore, as the estate is built upon, the small deficit shown above will be wiped out and the scheme will become a profitable undertaking. As the cottages have not been occupied more than six months, it is impossible to give accurate details upon the working of the scheme, but in future reports I shall be enabled to ... |
b46d735f-0d15-44b6-8fc3-51961c343f67 | 54 This does not mean the immediate cutting-up of the area in question and making roads, but the planning of the area in such a manner that when owners of contiguous land desire to develop, they shall do so as part of one harmonious whole, and not in the haphazard way which at present exists to the detriment of each ot... |
013204d2-783c-4648-ad42-87e4ea2e0a7f | This sewer is laid without regard to the question of whether it can be used for any future development, and, the Council having no idea how owners intend to develop, damage is often done to an estate. If the sewer were laid along the line of future roads, not only would no damage be done, but the estate would be in a r... |
64d03203-7422-452e-b200-d649c5c2fd35 | As a member of the Advisory Committee of the National Housing and Town Planning Council, I have been enabled to follow the schemes put forward by various Authorities, and have gathered much valuable information upon the subject, which I trust will be of use to your Council. 55 SANITARY LEGISLATION, 1911. The following ... |
3364e623-0aa7-4b10-84c9-1890af0aeb8b | It is made the duty of the Council, as the Sanitary Authority for their district, to appoint an officer and give him power to carry out any proceedings which the Council are authorised to institute and carry on under the Act, and to enter at all reasonable times any premises in which he has reason to believe an offence... |
ff1d15e7-ccb8-4e0a-8126-45aedcf0bbdb | These Regulations were issued by the Local Government Board in March, and extended the system of partial notification of Poor Law cases of pulmonary tuberculosis to cases occurring amongst the in-patients or out-patients at Hospitals or certain other similar Institutions for the treatment of the sick. The Regulations r... |
9303aa4e-65e1-41c3-8a43-1ef3f9e4fd94 | Medical Practitioners are therefore required, under penalty, to notify all cases, and similar steps have to be taken with regard to these cases as are taken with those previously made notifiable. These regulations came into force on the 1st of January, 1912. SHOP HOURS ACT, 1911. This Act, is a considerable modificatio... |
02f61cd0-6870-4ae1-8a3c-17fd6a1689e4 | Hardie, for his valuable help. I am, Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, Yours obediently, CHARLES W. HILL, M.S.I.A., Sanitary and Housing Inspector. 57 Summary of Sanitary Work performed in connection with Inspection of District. Report in pursuance of requirements of County Council. Inspections. Number of Premises Inspected.... |
2cba36f3-c62d-41b7-9d8a-c1c5b9ab1b5b | Houses— Houses inspected in routine 153 243 „ reinspected 62 151 ,, inspected on complaint 75 81 „ „ for special inquiry 12 19 Visits re Infectious Diseases 54 134 Common Lodging Houses inspected 2 14 Common Yards, Courts, and Alleys inspected numerous Schools, visits to 8 27 Trade Premises— Bakehouses 9 17 Laundries 4... |
3f2d4a71-f0e3-419b-9e3d-fd92089ce356 | Houses Disinfected 54 „ Cleansed 3 „ Closed 9 „ Demolished 11 „ in which overcrowding abated 9 Walls, damp and defective, remedied 8 Roof, guttering, or spouting repaired 29 Windows made to open 2 Lighting improved 12 Ventilation improved 16 58 Drainage— Privies, &c., abolished and Water Closets substituted in lieu the... |
47aebfb6-e0e8-4fdb-b023-9fc568f1f2f5 | 's supplied with water 5 Cisterns and Flushing Apparatus repaired 18 Pipes disconnected, sink, etc 4 Sinks provided 16 Urinals repaired 1 Drains reconstructed 36 „ tested by water 142 „ „ smoke 23 Houses connected to sewer 4 Cesspools emptied 5 Water— Wells closed 1 Samples taken for analysis Nil Houses connected with ... |
32f38706-20e2-45ce-aad8-4a33e79e2a76 | cakes and biscuits Various— Temporary or movable dwellings inspected numerous Birds and animals improperly kept, removed 7 Miscellaneous 41 59 Legal Work— Notices served, informal 227 „ „ statutory 32 Summonses issued 1 Convictions 1 Notices under sec. 25 P.H.A.A.A., 1907 35 „ „ 49 „ „ 23 „ „ 17 Housing & Town Planning... |
0f66be20-e4a9-4ee2-b6a6-9752654ceb97 | BARN042 Urban Distrtct Council of Barnes. ANNUAL REPORT ON THE. Health, Sanitary Conditions, etc., OF THE URBAN DISTRICT OF BARNES, for the Year 1911. BY Thos. Strain, avd., d.f.h., Medical Officer of Health. Barnes, s.w. R. W. Simpson & Co., Ltd., Printers, 15 High Street, 1912. Public Health Department, The Council H... |
16e0f382-c651-47bd-8ca4-5f1192ba4eff | l also express my gratitude to my official colleagues for their help, and to the staffs of the Public Health Department and Hospital for their valuable services. 1 am, Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, THOS. STRAIN The Chairman and Members of the Urban District Council of Barnes. THE Urban District Council of Barnes. T... |
2605b72e-bb2c-456f-ace9-991667017ba5 | The hospital Subcommittee, 1911=12 Councillor MEDUS (Chairman). Councillors BATES, MAGGS, MAYNARD, MOONAN, and RAGGETT. Medical Officer of Health and Medical Superintendent of the Isolation Hospital: THOS. STRAIN, M.D., D.P.H. (Camb.) Inspector of Buisances: T. GRYLLS. assistant inspector of IRuisances : C. H. ROBINSON... |
5e43bd84-4a3d-4b3f-b0bd-3c5ebcd93805 | Page Bakehouses 26 Bacteriological Examinations 37 Barnes Green Pond 16 Beverley Brook 17 Birth Rate 10, 45 Butchers 25 Bye-Laws 22 Chemical Examinations 37 Closet Accommodation 19 Cellar Dwellings 21 Common Lodging Houses 21 Deaths during 1911. Table III. 50,51 Death Rate 10, 46 Drainage 20, 31 Factory and Workshop Ac... |
983aae3d-f8fc-4eae-8ac4-8422f6a6f213 | Map of See Frontispiece Offensive Trades 21 Offensive Matter, Removal of, through streets 22 Premises where foods are prepared, stored, etc 26 ,27 Physical Features 11 Poor Law Relief 12,13,14 Public Hospitals, Deaths in 15 Passages Rear of Buildings 18 Population 10, 44 Persons per House 45 Restaurants 26 Refuse, Remo... |
0930aa95-1d7a-410c-ac1c-26641c5a2a2b | Area—exclusive of water 2,400 acres Population—Census, 1911 30,319 „ Midsummer, 1911 30,786 Inhabited Houses - Census, 1911 7,157 Rateable Value—Agricultural Land, Oct., 1911 £2,011 Other Hereditaments, Oct., 1911 £262,250 General District Rate 3/8 Assessable Value—Oct., 1910 £239,937 15s. Poor Rate—Barnes 3/1 „ Mortla... |
043328d9-1b08-474d-9c58-adc8421fbaa9 | „ „ 1911 23.7 Death Rate „ „ 1901 12.5 1911 8.8 Corrected Death Rate—Per 1,000 population, 1901 13.2 1911 10 9 Infantile Death Rate—Per 1,000 births, 1901 133 „ „ „ „ 1911 95 ANNUAL REPORT. PHYSICAL FEATURES. The Urban District of Barnes is situated in the northwestern part of the county of Surrey, within the Metropoli... |
a214356b-f7b6-40e5-983c-3f929b3602d8 | The soil is mainly a layer of permeable gravel overlying at varying depths the subjacent London clay, which forms a more or less impermeable stratum with a fall towards adjoining waterways. In certain parts of the district the London clay reaches very near the surface and even outcrops on the Palewell Common. The effec... |
ee9a6559-0723-43c7-b5fb-5eacf96552c6 | SOCIAL CONDITIONS. The census returns of occupations are not yet available for statistical purposes, but it will probably bear out the general statement that the majority of the inhabitants of this district are employed in the metropolis, following pursuits of a more or less sedentary nature. A certain proportion of th... |
e215c507-f7b3-446b-b1a7-9e230fb306eb | The following is a summary of the fortnightly returns supplied by the Board of Guardians of the Richmond Union from the District Medical Officer's Relief Book. The total number of new cases of sickness seen by the District Medical Officers during the year was 417. Of these, 116 and 301 are the proportions respectively ... |
5322f9e1-5297-44aa-b5ec-1034608963ff | 3 Measles 3 18 21 Tonsilitis 1 13 14 Erysipelas - 1 1 Diphtheria - 1 1 Diarrhoea 4 19 23 Cancer 1 - 1 Parasitic Diseases - 2 2 Skin Diseases and Injuries 12 21 33 Bone Diseases and Injuries 1 6 7 Joint Diseases and Injuries 2 2 4 Child bearing 5 9 14 Bronchitis 17 51 68 Phthisis 5 7 12 Other Respiratory Diseases 5 13 1... |
f4d8dfb2-3c44-44e7-84e2-625b2a6eb42b | 8 5 13 Cirrhosis and Alcoholism 1 4 5 Eye Diseases 2 - 2 Glandular Diseases 1 2 3 Neuralgia - 2 2 Meningitis 1 1 2 No Diagnosis 1 13 14 116 301 417 The above list, together with information in the hands of the Education Authority, forms the only available information at present with reference to the existence of sickne... |
2abbee7b-d71d-4005-8004-8f8f1eff0bb0 | The diseases commonly attributed to dampness are the Rheumatic Group, to which may be added a large proportion of the Heart Diseases, as the latter are closely related in causation to the former, so that if we take the total number of cases of acute and chronic rheumatism and two thirds of the cases of heart disease it... |
58736c91-7f1f-4661-a770-378f1ceb3ce7 | The number of people belonging to this district, dying in these institutions, is but a small fraction of the number who attend, but if it is said that 52 have died during last year in institutions, it will be evident that hospitals are being well utilised for the treatment of the sick. Sanitary Circumstances of the Dis... |
e95a8895-a5c2-477a-a086-981d46f1328f | The Water Supply is that of the Metropolitan Water Board; it is a constant supply, is of good quality, and is stored and filtered before it reaches the consumer. The only contamination to which the water is liable is on the premises of the consumer, where it is stored in tanks, which are in some cases uncovered and und... |
489a5bd5-9981-4e8b-9b68-3bd24d72fb35 | and disagreeable degree, the roadway on the Terrace being often submerged, causing cessation of all traffic, and the occupiers of houses on the Terrace to adopt hasty measures to prevent the ingress of water to their premises. Recognising that some measure or measures should be adopted to mitigate this evil, a sub-comm... |
6965d523-5725-4d8d-a563-a68a18f4cfbb | "My attention was directed to this question during the month of August, owing to complaints being received respecting smells emanating from this source, and in one instance, a case of Infectious Disease was attributed to this cause, another complaint alleging that the smell was a nuisance under the Public Health Acts, ... |
6ed1a0b3-1ab5-49fc-ad8d-1d424d32d8a1 | 17 would ensue a certain amount of putrefaction, giving rise to smells. On receipt of this analysis, the Surveyor and I determined to deal with the matter, viz: (1) the existence of a vegetable algoid growth on the surface and in suspension in the pond, (2) the existence of the mud at the edges of the pond, caused by t... |
35d3a303-f4a3-489a-b254-bd0ecefd58ce | "Summed up, my opinion, as will be observed from the above, is that, so long as it is certain that the mud is suitably and sufficiently under water, there can be no decomposition, no putrefaction, no smells, and therefore no deleterious effect on the public health, provided always that means be taken to prevent childre... |
e99377f2-4bf6-4f8a-b6ad-eb22824d7011 | That removal once a week 18 Sanitary Circumstances of the District. is quite insufficient for this district is quite apparent, and it is to be hoped that the Council will take steps to alter the Byelaws, so that removal of accumulations of manure should be carried out twice a week. PASSAGES AT REAR OF BUILDINGS. Many c... |
c51d48c9-2191-47af-b37f-be487bc57cd2 | In some cases the Council have decided to scavenge the passages and recover the cost from the occupiers, but the cost of recovering this money is twice that of the actual work. This is a problem in which it is difficult to suggest an effectual remedy. SEWERAGE AND DRAINAGE. I am indebted to the courtesy of the Surveyor... |
b97d4b25-32d1-4196-b630-429ecd64f82b | 19 Road, the other at Mortlake Green. It will probably be found necessary, in the near future, to erect a public convenience at the other end of the district, where it is to be hoped provision will be made for both sexes. REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OP REFUSE. The removal of house refuse is carried out by the Council's own st... |
98b63c21-26fe-440c-935e-4dc151522d9a | This destructor will be at the extreme west end of this district, near the Sewerage Works, and is about 500 yards away from the nearest house. It consists of three cells of Messrs. Heenan and Froude's through grates, these will be hand fired from the front, the clinker being withdrawn from the rear into clinkering wago... |
b62adf77-867f-4f3f-9277-eff849286aa7 | It should be here mentioned that in several cases during 1911 in which complaints of smells in houses were made, that the smells emanated from the dirty conditions of the W.C.s inside the house. 20 Sanitary Circumstances of the District. TABLE B. Showing the general work done in the Public Health Department during 1911... |
c25cebcd-a518-4dfc-9065-09cd9192a685 | 1855 Notices served for abatement of defects 715 486 400 406 715 Houses and Premises cleansed and repaired 96 129 159 149 172 Houses disinfected 92 74 135 113 112 Defective drains (amended) 42 69 67 40 26 Defective drains (reconstructed) 19 31 18 23 37 Defective soil pipe ventilators (made good) 3 6 5 Defective closet ... |
299ad741-a822-4ae3-a1f3-a9e1c89ea737 | 17 7 147 36 Premises on which animals causing nuisance 2 3 3 . 2 Foul accumulations (removed) 7 17 6 21 2 New Sinks provided 18 7 8 11 16 Defective roofs and eaves' gutterings 30 37 38 33 30 Insanitary Yards paved 94 76 37 75 174 Floors ventilated, dampness remedied 24 13 34 7 55 Defective Mica Valves (made good) 42 31... |
7dd3bce2-f4e6-449f-ae17-8e75d5e2d869 | Overcrowding (abated) 3 1 3 6 9 Houses found unfit for habitation 1 0 8 2 12 Bakehouse inspections 14 13 13 58 39 Dairy inspections 25 26 26 115 115 Licensed slaughter-house inspections 3 3 2 56 10 Factory and Workshops inspections 194 206 206 419 403 Number of visits to notifiable diseases 106 81 289 192 332 *Premises... |
4d64e4fc-47dd-4ef7-aa31-c7c7e97e1433 | During the year under review the amount of work done by the Inspectors of the Public Health Department, comprising inspections, under the Housing Regulations, Public Health Acts, 1875 to 1907, Infectious Disease Acts, etc., will be seen in the preceding Table. The various nuisances discovered during the year were remov... |
c9b0d667-ab05-446d-8acc-e22edfcdf4d1 | CELLAR DWELLINGS. No rooms exist in this district coming within the provisions of the Public Health Acts. COMMON LODGING HOUSES. As a result of a case of Infectious Disease occurring at a Public House in Mortlake, the Inspector found that lodgers of the working class were received for short periods, paying 6d. a night.... |
5cff455f-9907-45d9-87fc-2b2cfad57b09 | Byelaws for houses coming within the above definition are now before the Local Government Board. REMOVAL OF OFFENSIVE MATTER THROUGH THE STREETS. As a result of complaints from inhabitants as to the offensive emanations from carts used for conveying " offal," etc., the Council considered the matter and decided to draft... |
c8de04dd-d2b2-4bcd-816f-d932b3c09938 | The local Education Authority for the Urban District of Barnes is the "Surrey Education Committee," Barnes not being an autonomous area for the purposes of the Education Act, 1902. Sanitary Circumstances of the District. 23 The supervision of the health of the school-children therefore devolves upon the local Education... |
0e14d35b-8c5c-49e1-afde-2a443dc2b28a | Chicken-pox also prevailed in the Railway Side School during the latter half of the year. Cases of Diphtheria occurred also amongst scholars attending Mortlake National Schools, necessitating immediate visitation and swabing of the contacts, disinfection, etc. In accordance with the request of the Local Government Boar... |
2395a398-4487-46bb-a5ba-2414cff9d979 | The Council, appreciating the value of unification, and with a desire to give effect to the recommendations contained in circulars, etc., of the Local Government Board that the Medical Officer of Health should, where possible, give his whole time to work of a public health character, passed a resolution asking the Surr... |
e0a9e6da-82f9-4707-9b67-b44990588fef | These retailers, together with others from without this district, supply milk from hand-carts. It is certainly a fact that the measures and cans carried about on these carts, especially the " stirrers " carried on the wholesalers' vehicles, are liable to a great deal of pollution through dust, etc. The risk of pollutio... |
ced9f2d1-fcc4-473d-866a-1ff49333eb61 | This statement is open to question, as it is difficult to understand how the demand can be so accurately foretold that no milk would be left exposed over-night, and in any case the exposure of the small quantity for casual requirements during the day in such premises is liable to contamination from a multitude of sourc... |
c7851f54-6e11-4e20-9150-7ba015218cd1 | f Visits. Dairies and Milk Shops 32 115 BUTCHERS. There is one licensed slaughter-house in this district and this is only used occasionally, otherwise all meat is imported mostly from the Central Meat Market, where it is already inspected. The butchers' premises are regularly and periodically visited by the Assistant I... |
83c745bd-f3d5-451e-8fa1-cc82f2da03e7 | to warrant seizure, have been destroyed by the salesman, the Inspector waiting and viewing the method of destruction. While on the matter of meat inspection, it is necessary that a serious flaw in the administrative provisions of the Public Health Act, 1875, should be pointed out. An Assistant Inspector, having no stat... |
83053d4c-15b7-41c3-8032-18ec730f4c70 | There are thirteen bakehouses in this district, and these have been inspected thirty-nine times during the year. Of these bakehouses five are underground, the majority are kept in a well ventilated, and clean condition. SANITARY CONDITION OF PREMISES WHERE FOODS ARE PREPARED, STORED, AND EXPOSED FOR SALE. The premises ... |
85e00a8c-7864-4d2b-9e63-dca87fb47516 | Without any doubt whatever, no premises should be used for the preparation of human food intended for sale unless the Sanitary Authority is first satisfied of their suitability for the purpose, such suitability or otherwise would be determined by the spaciousness, lighting, ventilation, condition of the drainage, etc.,... |
7808472c-3045-47ee-8635-495fabdaec73 | As this district is, although Urban in name, essentially Metropolitan in character, it seems desirable, in order to effectually protect the public against adulteration, that the same methods should obtain here, viz., the officers of the Local Authority should be able to procure samples for analysis by the public analys... |
87c2fe55-8cb2-4f48-b7db-cf601dc56f8c | Milk 69 57 10 2 Butter 26 26 — — — — Spirits 5 5 — — — — Lard 2 2 — — — — Demerara Sugar 2 1 1 - — — Ice Cream 2 2 — — — White Pepper 1 1 — — — — French Capers 1 1 — — — — Ground Ginger 1 1 - — — — Totals 109 96 11 a — — HOUSING CONDITIONS. During the year, as a result of visits made under the Housing Acts, 13 houses w... |
f60258b8-f70f-4d41-b0fe-0bf0b12fa7cc | The houses condemned under Section 17 of the Housing and Town Planning Act, 1909, as being in "a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation,"were:— 3 and 4 Lifford's Place, High Street, Barnes; 20 High Street, Mortlake; Hope Cottage, Vineyard Path, Mortlake; Sanitary Circumstances of ... |
63c8f3bb-8e25-4be0-87be-d29619c199d5 | Defective flooring. Absence of an impervious material on site. Want of through ventilation under floors. Roofs in a dilapidated condition. Absence of means for effectually disposing of rain water. Air space about the buildings being insufficient. The drainage in a bad condition. In respect of the above, 3 houses were d... |
53636353-23a1-4ea2-b052-9897aff2a98b | TABLE F. 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 2 11 13 2. No. of representations made to the Local A... |
f38fb860-f71d-41f2-ac2b-2129dd555da8 | An order was made by the Local Government Board, 2nd June, 1911, calling on the District Council to make a scheme forthwith under Part 1 of the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, for the improvement of the area in which the buildings known as Waring Buildings, Malthouse Cottages, Vine Cottages, Quicks Cottages, ... |
742e1bb6-2672-4db8-833c-e73989d4a0ea | 31 The acreage of the area affected is 2 acres, 0 roods, 22 poles, 20 yards; the number of persons of the working classes who will be displaced is 141; the approximate rents at present paid by such are 5s. to lis. per week. Provision will be made by the erection of 16 cottages in the area proposed to be improved, for t... |
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