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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 DWELLINGS. The caravans which entered the district to attend Barnet Fair were inspected as in previous years, in order to detect any nuisances which might exist, and also with a view to discovering any infectious disease. One caravan was found to be in a dirty condition. Verbal intimation was given to the occupier to have the van cleansed, which was done. With this exception, the whole of the vans were found to be in a cleanly state. Temporary sanitary accommodation was enforced as in the previous year, a number of earth closets being erected for the use of the van dwellers. |
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 the Fair and in the High Street, as it was productive of very noxious smells owing to the hot weather. The excessive heat and absence of rain for a long period previous to the Fair had the effect of producing very unfavourable conditions, and the dust raised was a grave nuisance. Indeed, it is surprising so little illness resulted. Beyond a few cases of diarrhoea, which received medical attention, no illness of an infectious type was found to exist in the vans. COMMON LODGING-HOUSES. The number of Common Lodging-Houses upon the Register remains the same, namely, two. |
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 Fair three midnight inspections were made. The prosecution of the keeper of one of these Houses for overcrowding, and infringing against the Bye-laws during the previous Fair, has evidently had a good effect, for during the whole of the Fair both Houses were conducted upon proper lines, and their condition generally has been satisfactory throughout the year. DISEASED AND UNSOUND FOOD. The premises wherein food is stored and prepared for sale have received numerous visits with a view to securing that it is prepared under proper conditions, and that no unsound food is exposed for sale. |
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 slaughtered, and made a careful examination of the carcases and offal. They were found to be perfectly healthy and I accordingly passed them as being fit for food. 35 A quantity of Biscuits and Cakes was seized at Barnet Fair. These were quite unfit for food owing to the filthy condition they were allowed to get into by exposure due to the clouds of dust raised, and were calculated to produce diarrhoea if eaten. A quantity of these biscuits were destroyed upon receipt of Magistrates' order, and the remainder by the stall holders on their condition being pointed out to them. |
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 emaciated condition, and the method in which it was dressed indicated that it had originally been intended for food. Enquiries were made to ascertain where it came from, but without result. The Carcase was conveyed to the Farm and buried. DAIRIES, COWSHEDS, AND MILKSHOPS ORDER, 1885. There are 19 Dairymen, Cowkeepers and Purveyors of Milk upon the Register. Two applications for registration have been made during the year. (Article 6.) |
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 uncontaminated article. One cowshed was practically destroyed by fire. The owner had this shed repaired, but as many of the wooden uprights were very much charred, and the materials used in the repairs totally unsuitable, he was restrained from using it for dairy purposes, and informed that if so used he would be liable to prosecution. He has now decided to construct a brick-built cowshed, and I hope this will be provided before long. 36 The chief source of complaint arises not so much from the cowsheds as from their surroundings, which in some instances are far from desirable. |
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. INFECTIOUS DISEASES PREVENTION ACT, 1890. INFECTIOUS DISEASES. During the year the Zymotic Diseases enumerated below have been investigated and reported upon to your Medical Officer of Health, as compared with 1910 and 1909. Nature of Disease. Year 1911. Year 1910. Year 1909. Investigated N'mber. Sanitary Defects Found. Investigated N'mber. Sanitary Defects Found. Investigated N'mber. Sanitary Defects Found. |
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 the latter part of the year a slight epidemic of Scarlet Fever occurred, the total number of cases for the year compares favourably with the previous two years, and is 50 % less than in 1908, when 107 cases occurred. A pleasing feature is the continued low number of cases of Diphtheria notified, as this condition is more closely associated with insanitary conditions than Scarlet Fever, which is spread to a great extent by personal infection. |
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 tendency of late years amongst the workers of London to migrate into the suburbs has been responsible for the introduction of fresh inroads of infection, which require to be carefully watched. During the past year a number of cases were traced to direct importation, enquiries having elicited the fact that the patient had been in contact with a person whom it was known had contracted infection. Highly infectious diseases such as Scarlet Fever are readily transmitted from one district to another, and the experience of Barnet of a slight epidemic during the past few months has been co-incident with that of London generally, and it is therefore quite feasible that owing to this intercommunication of populations an outbreak in a particular district or districts may have had its origin the other side of London. |
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. Extent and Form of Adulteration. Remarks. New Milk 21 21 Butter 8 8 ,,, Demerara Sugar 2 2 ... ... Lard 1 1 ... Dripping 1 1 ... Totals 33 33 ... ... ... 38 PRIVATE SLAUGHTER-HOUSES. There are 5 Slaughter-houses in the district. As stated in my previous report, 4 of these claimed to be registered, but having no proof to this effect I made investigations and required the occupiers to produce evidence of registration, the Council having no record of these premises. |
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 granted for one year. There are now 2 Slaughter-houses which are licensed yearly, and 3 claiming to be registered. One butcher was detected slaughtering on unlicensed premises at the rear of his shop. I reported the matter to the Council, who instructed the Clerk to write and caution him. The Slaughter-houses are frequently visited to ensure a wholesome meat supply and to secure the frequent removal of garbage. Particulars of Meat Inspection are given under the heading of Unsound Food. OFFENSIVE TRADES. The steps taken last year under the provisions of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1907, sec. 51, amending sec. |
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 offensive has been advertised through the usual channels, and Bye-laws are now being carefully drawn up, regulating the carrying-on of each trade. Broadly speaking, they will provide that the trades specified above can only be established within the district with the consent of the Council, and if allowed to be 39 established must conform with the provisions prescribing the nature of the building and the particular apparatus necessary to prevent any nuisance arising from the offensive materials used in the various processes. The Bye-laws when drafted will be submitted to the Council and Local Government Board for approval. DISINFECTION. |
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 disinfector being now in use for the disinfection of infected bedding and articles of clothing. This is followed by spraying the walls, floors, and ceilings with formaldehyde, and the scrubbing of the floors, skirtings, and woodwork generally. The bedding is also washed after being returned from the disinfector. Disinfectant soap has been supplied during the year in preference to the supply of powder, and is undoubtedly an improvement, for the reason that my experience has been that a great deal of ignorance is displayed as to the uses to which powders and fluids should be put. |
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 should be capable of miscibility, and be applied to the article to be disinfected. Unless these conditions are complied with it may be productive of more harm than good. The supply of soap in the case of the poorer houses tends to promote a greater degree of cleanliness, which after all is the best possible preventative against the spread of infection. Another important point is the supply of plenty of fresh air, for the object of disinfection is not to purify the vitiated atmosphere of a room, what is necessary is to obtain a fresh supply. 40 Again, in regard to the use of powders and fluids in connection with the drainage of a house. |
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 given to the proper cleansing and flushing of gullies and drains. They require to be kept clean just the same as the cleansing of a house is necessary, but in a large number of cases my experience is that they are rarely if ever touched, and sooner or later the emanations become extremely unpleasant. A great deal depends upon attention to details in the home. Just as a filthy cistern may contaminate the water supply, whereby the microbe is responsible for disease and death, so may the absence of attention to details of cleanliness be responsible for a general lowering of vitality, and so render the person susceptible to attacks of disease. |
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 belonging to patients suffering from tuberculosis, and every facility given to owners as regards the disinfection of houses vacated by tubercular persons, before such houses are again let. In 4 instances schools were disinfected after the closure of the school owing to the prevalence of infectious disease amongst the scholars. During the school holidays the whole of the schools in the district were thoroughly disinfected as a precautionary measure against the spread of infection. PUBLIC HEALTH ACTS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1907. PAVING OF YARDS AND PASSAGES. |
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 at the end of the year. The 9 notices outstanding at the end of the previous year have been complied with. This paving work may be regarded as being very beneficial, tending as it does to the prevention of dampness to the walls of the house by allowing the surface-water to drain away properly, and being a boon to the tenants in promoting cleanliness in the house and surroundings. PROVISION OF SINKS TO DWELLING HOUSES. In 16 cases, notices have been served to provide sinks to houses, and in 12 cases the notices have been complied with. |
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 half-dozen houses provided the only means of water supply and disposal of waste water. TABLE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. Proceedings were taken in respect of the following cases, viz.:— (1) Application for an order upon the occupier and owner of No. 123, Wood Street, requiring such occupier to vacate the cottage condemned under the provisions of the Housing and Town Planning Act, 1909, as unfit for human habitation. The order was granted to take effect in one month. (2) Application under the Small Tenements Recovery Act, 1847, for order to eject occupier of No. 123, Wood Street. Order refused upon a technical objection. |
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 district dealing with the following sanitary matters which come under my jurisdiction, viz.:—Nuisances, Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops, Common Lodging Houses, Removal of House Refuse. In every case in which any infringement of these byelaws was found, notices were served upon the person in default. With respect to the model bye-laws of the Local Government Board, dealing with the drainage of existing buildings, as stated in my last Report, these were altered so as to suit the requirements of a residential district like Barnet. |
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, I deemed it advisable to request the Council not to adopt them, which course they have taken. I would, however, urge the desirability of adopting fresh bye-laws dealing with new buildings. When these are sanctioned, I have no doubt the Board will approve of the drainage bye-laws as originally submitted, and produce a uniformity of work both in new and existing buildings. DRAINAGE WORK. This important work still continues to receive careful attention. Two houses have been reported upon as being without drains sufficient for the effectual drainage thereof. |
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 were smoke tested. The total number of drains to houses and other premises reconstructed during the year is 36. In connection with this drainage work I have reported the following sewers as being defective, viz.:—the sewer at rear Nos. 21, 23, and 25, New Road ; sewer at rear Nos. 27, 29, and 31, New Road; and sewer at rear Nos. 24, 26, and 28, New Road. It was resolved to re-lay them, and this was done. In connection with the re-draining of Nos. |
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 carefully supervised and frequent visits have been made to the premises while such work was in progress. This re-drainage has involved the laying of about 860 yards of glazed earthenware pipes, 48 gullies, 32 intercepting traps, 20 pedestal, etc., water closets, 4 soil pipes ; 11 ventilation shafts were fixed, and 32 manholes built; the number of tests applied in connection with the work being 142 water tests and 23 smoke tests. The following is a list of the premises, the drains of which have been re-laid under my supervision:— 44 Situation of Premises. Materials Used n Construction, &c. Remarks. No of Houses. |
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 •• •• Nos. 1 to 12, Underhill Cottages 12 6 2 2 12 2 •• 12 6 12 Six trough closets Lincoln Villa, Manor Road 1 2 1 1 5 2 2 1 •• •• No. 27, New Road 1 1 1 1 2 •• •• •• •• •• No. 29, do. |
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 •• •• •• •• ••• Cesspool abolished & premises connected to sewer Nos. |
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 chamber Nos. 24, 26, and 28, New Road, and Main Drain 3 3 1 1 3 1 ••• 3 ••• ••• Total 36 32 11 11 48 11 4 20 6 13 45 EXAMINATION OF DRAINAGE OF SCHOOLS. |
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. Permission was readily granted in each instance, and the examinations were carried out during the summer holidays. The necessity for a yearly inspection of the drainage of school premises is evidenced by the defects discovered, as shewn below. School. Result of Examination. Remedial Works. Arkley Infants' School A portion of the drain between the inspection chamber and the ventilating shaft was found defective. The drain was properly repaired. Hadley Infants' School Cap to raking arm of intercepting trap missing. Drain therefore not properly trapped and allowing sewer gas to pass from sewer into the drain. Fresh air inlet defective. Eavesgutters and spouting defective. |
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 silted up with gravel throughout entire lengh, and sewage matter lying in the pipes. Drain found to have reverse fall in places. Very defective. Urinal floor defective. Entirely new system of drainage laid. Floorof urinal concreted. National Boys' and Infants' Schools Ventilation shaft (3in. ordinary rain water stack pipe diminishing to 2in.) found to be choked. Cap to disconnecting trap missing, allowing sewer gas to gain admittance to drain. Eavesgutters dilapidated. Heavy cast iron 4in.ventilating shaft fixed. Drain properly trapped. |
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 the health of the district if all Private Schools were tested in a like manner to the Public Schools. ABOLITION OF CESSPOOLS, EARTH AND PAIL CLOSETS. The following cesspools, earth and pail closets have been abolished in connection with work carried out. 47 Underhill cottages, six trough closets of insanitary type abolished and twelve water closets erected in lieu thereof. Arkley Copse, Arkley, cesspool abolished and drainage connected to sewer. 123, Wood Street, privy abolished through closure of house. |
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 into it. In the meantime the Council undertake the cleansing of the earth closets. ICE CREAM, FRIED FISH, AND POTATO SHOPS. The trade of Fish Frier having been declared offensive by sanction of the Local Government Board, steps will be taken as soon as Byelaws are in force dealing with it, to regulate the conditions under which this commodity can be prepared, and incidentally that of Potato frying, where both are carried on together, although this latter does not constitute an offensive trade of itself. The power of dealing with such premises hitherto has been very limited. FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901. WORKSHOPS. |
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 with section 133 H.M. Inspector was notified in each instance. Where any infringement was found, the occupier was at once notified to remedy the act, neglect, or default. 48 The number of cubic feet of air space required for each person being prescribed by the Act, cards are being affixed stating the number of persons that can be worked in each room during ordinary working hours, and also when overtime is being worked. No complaint has been received from the Home Office with respect to any Workshop. BAKEHOUSES. |
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 notices have been served to secure the carrying out of the special sanitary requirements. All Bakehouses are required to be thoroughly cleansed and limewashed at least twice a year, and special attention is given to the drainage and paving of surroundings. OUTWORKERS. Ten lists of outworkers have been received in compliance with sec. 107 of the Act as follows:— Seven lists from firms within the district, all employing Outworkers who are living in the district. Three lists of outworkers employed by firms within the district, but who are living outside the district. The addresses of outworkers living outside the district have been sent to the respective Councils. |
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 conditions under which they were working were found to be favourable. 49 FACTORIES. FIRE ESCAPES AND SANITARY CONVENIENCES. The fire escapes provided in connection with factories in the District have been maintained in good condition and free from obstruction. The sanitary conveniences in these factories have also been inspected, and were all found to be in a cleanly condition, and quite sufficient for present needs. Details of the Factory and Workshop inspection are given in the tables on pages 25 to 27. MOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACT, 1890. HOUSING AND TOWN PLANNING ACT, 1909, INSANITARY PROPERTY. |
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 previous year had not received attention up to the end of the year. These have been dealt with as follows :— Nos. 1 and 2, Bennett's Cottages, Wellhouse Lane. Closing orders were served upon the owner, who intimated his intention of closing the property rather than comply with my requirements for placing them into a habitable condition. This was accordingly done. The cottages having remained closed for the requisite time, notice was served upon the owner to attend a meeting of the Council and show cause why the property should not be demolished. |
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 to apply to the Court for an order requiring him to quit. Application was made and the order granted to take effect in one month. At the end of this period, the tenant still refusing to quit, further steps had to be taken to enforce the order. It was found that the Housing and 50 Town Planning Act was defective in so far as it did not provide for the enforcing of the ejectment order, and this gave rise to some difficulty. Ultimately it was decided to obtain possession under the Recovery of Small Tenements Act, 1847, and application was made to the Court for an order under this Act. This was not granted, some objection being taken to the serving of the notices upon the tenant. |
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 difficulty the furniture was removed by the Council's staff into the street, where, as it was not removed by the owner and was causing an obstruction in the highway, it was removed to the Council's Depot until claimed. The total disregard by the tenant of the notices served upon him resulted in these unpleasant steps having to be taken, but as to their need the subcommittee who visited the property later were in entire agreement. The house having remained empty the necessary period, the owner has been notified of the time and place when the question of demolition will be considered. Nos. 1 to 12, Underhill Cottages (12 houses). Plans were submitted to the Council for practically reconstructing this property. |
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 each house, and twelve water closets were erected in lieu of existing trough closets. These cottages have been thoroughly repaired, and are now quite fit for human habitation. No. 121, Wood Street. Attempts have been made to get the owner of this house to either put the property into a habitable condition, or to erect another cottage upon the site, but without success. Steps will therefore have to be taken to secure its closure and demolition as soon as a favourable opportunity arises. This is at present difficult owing to an inmate of the house being bedridden. 51 Nos. 3 to 13, Bath Place (11 houses). |
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 been taken:— Nos. 1 to 15, Gladstone Place (15 houses). This property is in a very dilapidated and insanitary condition. Closing orders were served upon the owners under the Housing and Town Planning Act, 1909. Plans of proposed drainage and a specification of works to be executed were submitted to the Council and approved. Owing to the trustees being in different parts of the world, negotiations with regard to the property have been protracted, but the necessary powers to proceed with the work of placing it into a habitable condition having now been obtained, I anticipate the work will be put in hand at an early date. Nos. |
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 View Cottages (4 houses). These cottages, although of modern construction, had been erected contrary to the Bye-laws, which require a 24ft. roadway to every new street. No such road exists, the entrance to the property being by means of a narrow passage-way, and consequently plans should never have been passed for them. They became insanitary, due to the fact that they were frequently flooded with sewage owing to the position in which they were built. The property changed hands, and the new owners readily complied with the wishes of the Council and gave the tenants notice to quit. |
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, Arkley. Notices were served upon the owner to carry out certain works to this property. It was decided not to carry out the work, and the tenant, who was put in as caretaker, removed. The property shortly after changed hands and was demolished to make room for a new building. HOUSING SCHEME. The Council, in pursuance of their policy of securing the proper housing of the working classes within their district, have, as a first instalment, erected 30 cottages upon the estate purchased for this purpose. The chief qualifications for the cottages are that the applicants shall be of the working class not earning more than 40s. |
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 overcrowding which exists as a result of the dearth of accommodation, and for those residents whose existing housing conditions are insanitary. The applications were carefully considered by the Council, and the wages of the selected tenants range from 18s. to 37s. per week, the majority of them earning less than 30s. per week. It is generally accepted that a person should not pay more than one-fifth of his wages in rent, and indeed it is difficult to see how he could afford to. This being the case, it cannot truly be urged that the Council have not selected the right class of tenant. The question of providing for the person who can only afford to pay 4s. to 5s. |
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 scullery, 7ft. 1in. by 6ft. 9in., with copper, sink, and bath, on the ground floor. There are three bedrooms of the following dimensions:—13ft. 3in. by 10ft. 3in.; 10ft. 3in. by 7ft.; and 9ft. 1Oin. by 6ft. 8in. |
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 condition that a number of smaller cottages be proceeded with directly these are completed. A portion of the estate not needed for immediate development is let off for grazing and allotments. The cost value of the estate with the present buildings is £8,310, viz.: Land £2,500, and cottages £5,810. The total charge against the estate amounts approximately to £538, and the estimated income is £522. Taking the land only upon which the existing cottages stand, a clear profit accrues of £46. |
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 do so. TOWN PLANNING. The Council have taken into consideration the question of Town Planning a portion of their District of about 100 acres, situate between Mays Lane and the boundary of the district at Pricklers Hill, and have requested the Surveyor and myself to report upon the subject. Barnet is delightfully situated, and is destined to become a much-sought-after residential area. If this growth has to take place, then it behoves us under these circumstances to plan out the District upon lines which will not destroy the amenities which we now possess, and thus it will remain a District desirable to live in. |
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 other and the District as a whole. Experience has taught us that it is not a costly thing to plan, but exceedingly costly to rectify those mistakes brought about by the absence of any planning in the past. The cost to the country of pulling down buildings of more or less modern construction to widen thoroughfares has been enormous, and in Barnet we have examples of errors in this direction, portions of the roads having been scheduled by the Road Board for widening in the future. Again, there are obvious advantages to be obtained from the Town Planning Act. Under present conditions, when a portion of the district is developed, in order to sewer it the Council have to pay for easements over different properties. |
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 ripe state for development, and it is conceivable that betterment charges might be made in certain cases for these advantages. The power, without having to pay compensation, of limiting the number of houses to the acre, is of immense value in a district like Barnet. The question of Town Planning is exercising the minds of over 100 Authorities at the present time, and numerous plans are in various stages of preparation. Failure to plan a district will result in the future in it becoming a dumping ground for undesirable buildings and development. |
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 sanitary measures have been passed by Parliament during the past year. THE RAG FLOCK ACT, 1911. The object of this Act is to render it illegal (l) to sell or have in possession for sale flock manufactured from rags, or (2) to use for the purpose of making any article of upholstery, cushions, or bedding, flock manufactured from rags, or (3) to have in possession flock manufactured from rags intended to be used for any such purpose, unless the flock conforms to such standard of cleanliness as may be prescribed by regulations to be made by the Board. Penalties up to fifty pounds follow upon conviction for any of the above offences. |
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 under the Act is being committed, and to examine and take samples for the purpose of analysis of any flock found on the premises, the sample to be divided into two parts to be marked and sealed, one part to be left with such occupier. Obstruction of the officer is punishable under the Act, and the expenses of the Council are to be defrayed as part of the general expenses incurred in execution of the Public Health Acts. This Act comes into force on July 1st, 1912. PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) IN HOSPITALS) REGULATIONS, 1911. |
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 require that every case of pulmonary tuberculosis should be visited, and inspection made of the 56 premises; also that advice should be given for the prevention of the spread of the disease. Records have to be kept of all cases, and the action taken noted. Patients leaving a Hospital and going to another district must be notified to such district, who must take steps to see that the case is being followed up. PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) PECULATIONS, The above Regulations were issued in November, and extended the partial notification of cases of tuberculosis in Poor Law Institutions and Hospitals to the complete notification of all cases of pulmonary tuberculosis. |
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 modification of the Bill as originally submitted, the greater portion of which, including the sanitary provisions, had to be abandoned in order to secure the non-contentious principles becoming law. The chief provision is that of a compulsory half-holiday for all shop assistants. An amending and consolidating Act will be necessary before this matter can be said to be finally dealt with. In conclusion, I again desire to express my appreciation of the support which has been extended to me by every member of the Council in my efforts to carry out the ofttimes difficult duties imposed by the numerous Health Acts. My thanks are also due to the Medical Officer of Health, Dr. |
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. Visits Paid. |
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 21 Cowsheds 8 25 Milkshops 9 19 Ice Cream Shops 2 5 Food Manufactories 8 19 Slaughter Houses 5 36 Markets 1 10 Other Factories 6 19 „ Workshops and Workplaces 66 76 Visits after serving notice 381 571 „ to works in progress 263 397 Remedial Works. Houses— Visits Paid. |
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 thereof 7 Water Closets repaired 16 W.C. |
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 water mains 15 Cisterns cleansed, repaired, or covered 31 Yards— Yards paved 33 Sanitary Dustbins provided 4 Accumulations of manure, etc., removed 21 Erections in yard removed 9 Schools disinfected 7; 16 disinfections Trade Premises— Factories, ventilation improved „ provided with proper W.C. accommodation Nil Workshops cleansed or limewashed 3 Bakehouses „ „ 5 Food— Carcases condemned 1 pig, swine fever Fish „ 22 pairs kippers Fruit „ Nil Other Foods „ 311bs. |
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 Act, 1909 48 ,, ,, 18 Housing & Town Planning Act, 1909 3 ,, „ 41 Public Health Act, 1875 16 |
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 House, Mortlake, S.W. January, 1912. Gentlemen, In presenting my Annual Report for 19J1, on the health and sanitary circumstances of the Urban District of Barnes, I tender to the Chairman, Mr. Moonan, and the members of the Public Health Committee, my thanks for the support given to various schemes l have placed before you during the year. |
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. The Public Health Committee, 1911=12. Chairman : Councillor Moonan. the Chairman of the Council: Councillor S. W. LAMBERT, J.P. The vice=Chairman of tbe Council: Councillor J. D. FIRMSTON. Councillors BATES, CUTBUSH, DAVENPORT, HAMPTON, JONES, KITLEY, LANGDON, MAGGS, MAYNARD, MEDUS, MERRICK, PALMER, RAGGETT, RANDALL, SHEARMAN, SPENCER, TIMSON, WATERMAN, WEST, and WESTON. |
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, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Board, A.R.S.I. R.P.C. Hons. Building Constr., Hons. Practical Plumbing. Matron of tbe Hospital: Miss CAROTHERS. index. |
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 Act, 1901 32,54,55,56,57,58 Hospital Administration 34 Housing 28 Houses Let in Lodgings etc. 22 Infectious Diseases, Control over 34 Table 49 , Work done in Relation to 36 ,37 Inspections of District 20,21 Infantile Death Rate 10, 46 Infantile Mortality 42,43,52,53 Medical Relief, Poor Law 12,13 , Gratuitous 14 Manure, Removal of 17 Milk Supply 24, 25 Malthouse Area 30 , , |
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, Removal and disposal of 19 Sale of Food and Drugs Acts 27 Sanitary Administration 33 Social Conditions 11 Sewerage and Drainage 18 Schools 22,23 Summary 10 Scavenging 17 Tuberculosis, Control and Prevalence of 38,39,40 Vaccination 59 Vital Statistics 44, 48 Water Supply 15 summary. |
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 „ Mortlake 3/6 Birth Rate—Per 1,000 population, 1901 23.5 . |
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 Metropolitan Police and the London Postal Area, bounded on the north by the River Thames, on the south and east by the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, and on the west by the Borough of Richmond. The surface of the ground on the eastern side of the district rises with a gradual slope from the river towards the south, proceeding westwards the slope of the ground gets more marked till at Vicarage Road the highest level is reached. |
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 effect of such a gravel soil on health is certainly a favourable one, it does not form so cold a site for dwelling-houses as does clayey soil, it allows also the rapid removal of water from the surface of the ground because of its greater permeability. 12 Social Conditions. There is an abundance of vegetation in the neighbourhood; large tracts of common lands, Barnes Common, Palewell Common, Sheen Common, and Richmond Park, and the smaller but equally important areas, Barnes Green, Mortlake Green, the several Club grounds, Reservoirs, Pond, and Waterways form "lungs," the importance of which on the physical well-being of the community cannot be over-estimated. |
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 the inhabitants are railway and Mortlake Brewery employees. There is no doubt that a greater proportion of the residents are between the ages of 25 and 45; the population at these ages is of recent growth, coincident with the growth of the district. POOR LAW RELIEF. The amount expended for the out-door relief in Barnes and Mortlake during the year ended the 30th September last was £745 8s. 5d., the number of paupers in receipt of relief in the district on the 1st January, 1912, was in-door 150, out-door 163. POOR LAW MEDICAL RELIEF. |
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 in Barnes and Mortlake. Social Conditions. 13 Appended is a classified list of those diseases. BARNES. Mortlake. Total. Heart Diseases, etc. 7 3 10 Acute Rheumatism 1 5 6 Chronic Rheumatism 5 10 15 Rheumatoid Arthritis 2 1 3 Gout 1 3 4 Debility 2 17 19 Marasmus - 7 7 Senile Debility 7 18 25 Influenza 10 2 12 Epilepsy and Convulsions 1 9 10 Mental Diseases 4 14 18 Whooping Cough - 3 |
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 18 Gastric Intestinal Diseases 6 19 25 Cerebral Hemorrhage, Paralysis, etc. |
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 sickness other than infectious disease in the district. Information of this nature forms a most valuable index to the social and physical condition of the residents, and together with the extended information which will be 14 Social Conditions. available to the Medical Officer of Health when the Scheme fof National Health Insurance is in operation, will be extremely useful in directing attention to any excessive sickness and lead to local investigations as to how far the sickness is capable of removal or mitigation. In a riverside district, it is important to consider the amount of sickness due directly or indirectly to local conditions, such as dampness. |
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 will be seen that the proportion of sickness of this variety is 6.6 per cent. of the total sickness from all diseases, amongst those receiving Poor Law Medical Relief. OTHER FORMS OF GRATUITOUS MEDICAL RELIEF. Situated as this district is, so near to London, it follows that much advantage is taken of the charitable hospitals, both special hospitals and general hospitals, and as both in-patients and as out-patients, some employers of labour in the district contributing to these institutions and becoming entitled to send their employees for treatment. There are also several charitable societies or agencies in the district who make use of these hospitals in this way. |
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 District. 15 Table shewing the number of deaths of residents of this district ccurring in Public Hospitals in the Metropolitan area during 1911. TABLE A. Institution. No. Institution. No. Richmond Infirmary 26 St. Thomas's 1 West London Hospital 12 Queen Charlotte 2 Royal Hospital, Richmond 8 Westminster 1 Guys Hospital 1 Charing Cross Hospital 1 47 5 Total 52. In this connection, it may be stated that the District Council maintain an ambulance for conveyance of cases of illness from one place to another. Sanitary Circumstances of the District. WATER SUPPLY. |
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 under bedroom floors, in others in most inaccessible places for cleansing purposes. It is imperative that all water used for domestic purposes, and all water used on premises where food is prepared or sold for human consumption, should be drawn direct from the main, thus reducing any possibility of contamination in storage tanks. This is being done in many cases throughout the district in a gradual way. The River Thames, forming one of the boundaries of the district, is here subject to tidal variations, sometimes to an extreme 16 Sanitary Circumstances of the District. |
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-committee has been appointed to consider a scheme prepared by the Surveyor, for the erection of a suitable wall, as will obviate any risk of flooding in the future. During the long spell of dry weather experienced last Summer, complaints were made respecting smells alleged to arise from the putrefaction of mud and dead fish on the foreshore of the river. BARNES GREEN POND. The following report was made to the Highways Committee on the 4th December, 1911:- "In accordance with the instruction of the Council given on the 14th December, 1911, I beg to report on the effect or likely effect on the public health of the mud in Barnes Pond. |
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, and an action was threatened against the Council. I gave it as my opinion that there was no nuisance existing, and based that opinion on the result of an analysis of the contents of the pond, which I deemed it advisable to have undertaken. The interpretation of this analysis is that the contents of the pond was quite unsuitable for any domestic purpose, as there was evidence of vegetable and animal contamination. But it is inconceivable that anyone could use the water for any such purpose, and that the elements composing the contamination could exist in the air. It is possible, however, that if these contaminating elements are exposed to the sun's rays there Sanitary Circumstances of the District. |
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 the recession of the water edge due to the prolonged spell of dry weather. "The former of these matters presented some difficulties, as the employment of any disinfectants or strong poisons would have been dangerous to the lives of the swans. We overcame these difficulties and clarified the water by the use of dilute solutions of sulphate of copper. "The second of these matters was dealt with by removal of the mud, and making secure that there would be no recession of the water edge. |
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 children having access to the mud. Thos. Strain, Medical Officer of Health" THE BEVERLEY BROOK. The Beverley Brook overflowed its banks on several occasions during the year. At the present time, the Council are in communication with the London County Council on the matter, with a view to the mitigation or removal of this recurring nuisance, and it is to be hoped that some satisfactory action will be agreed upon at an early date. Scavenging. REMOVAL OF MANURE FROM STABLES, The Byelaws in force in this district provide for the removal, once a week, of manure from stables. |
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 complaints were received during the past year with regard to the condition of back passages. It was found that occupiers of houses abutting on the passages make it a practice to deposit their garden refuse in these passages. In the summer the putrefaction of this organic matter gives rise to offensive emanations. The method of dealing with this problem is certainly laborious. It is necessary to serve a notice on each occupier having entrance to the passage, even then, in numbers of cases, the person " by whose act, default or sufferance "the nuisance arises or continues, is not included. |
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 for the following information. The drainage and sewerage of the district is carried out on the separate system, the sewerage being conducted to the Works of the Richmond Main Sewerage Board at the extreme western end of Mortlake, where it is treated, chemically and bacteriologically, the effluent being discharged into the Thames. The surface water from the roads and roofs of houses is conducted into a surface water sewer, and thence discharges into the river at various points. Two public conveniences, long urgently needed, are being erected in the district, one at Milestone Green, Upper Richmond Sanitary Circumstances the District. |
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 staff. The refuse from all ordinary houses is cleared once a week, and from certain blocks of flats and a few large houses it is cleared twice or three times weekly, as is found necessary. The refuse collected amounts to about seven cwt. per head of population per annum, and it is collected into covered carts, shot into covered barges, taken out and deposited at sea; the Council, however, have now in course of erection a refuse destructor, a much more hygienic method of refuse disposal. |
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 wagons. CLOSET ACCOMMODATION. The closets in the district are all water closets, but in many cases the lack of knowledge of the simple rules of hygiene are clearly apparent in the foul and thickly-encrusted condition of the pans and the dirty condition of the floor round the W.C. These conditions are largely conduced to by the fact that in a large number of the old houses the W.C.s are not lighted and ventilated. |
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, and in the preceding four years. Nature of Work Done. 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 Inspections under the Housing Regulations . . . . 1598 Various other Inspections . . . . |
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 pans and traps (replaced) 49 38 23 18 12 Dustbins (replaced) 103 91 115 77 77 Defective flushing cisterns (repaired) 85 123 94 83 32 Defective Waste Pipes 2 19 19 10 15 Cisterns cleansed and covered 41 39 21 191 50 Taps provided on rising main . |
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 12 23 6 No proper receptacle for manure or offal . 2 . . . |
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 licensed for storage of Petroleum 12 14 13 15 18 Complaints received 42 46 52 72 128 Statutory Notices served 97 61 36 56 47 Summonses for abatement of Nuisances 2 8 . 1 . * Under Petroleum Acts. Sanitary Circumstances of the District. 21 SANITARY INSPECTIONS OP DISTRICT. |
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 removed or abated without recourse to a single summons, 47 Statutory Notices being served. The fact that no proceedings have been taken to secure compliance with notices, is due in a great measure to the diplomacy and tact of the Sanitary Inspectors when dealing with owners of property. Premises and Occupations controlled by Byelaws. OFFENSIVE TRADES. The only offensive trade existing in this district is that of fish frying. This was scheduled as such in March, 1911. No Byelaws have yet been drawn up regulating the conduct of such businesses. It is hoped, therefore, that the Council will take steps to formulate suitable Byelaws. |
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. These facts were reported to the Council who ruled that the premises did not constitute a Common Lodging House within the meaning of the Statute. 22 Sanitary Circumstances of the District Consequently no action has been taken in the matter. It is, however, a very questionable point whether such premises constitute a Common Lodging House, and it will certainly be and is imperative that local authorities should be furnished with a statutory definition as to what does and what does not constitute a Common Lodging House. HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS OR OCCUPIED BY MEMBERS OF MORE THAN ONE FAMILY. |
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 Byelaws. This has been done and thev are now awaiting confirmation. TABLE C. Premises controlled by Byelaws. Trade. No. No. of Visits. No. of Notices served. No. complied with. Fried Fish Shops 8 33 11 11 Slaughter Houses 1 10 2 1 Stable Yards 11 17 - - Houses let in Lodgings Byelaws only in fo rce in 1912 SCHOOLS. |
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 Authority under the Education Act (Administrative Provisions), 1907. Notwithstanding this, each school in which any case or cases of infectious disease occurred among the scholars was immediately notified of the fact by the Public Health Department, who also gave all facilities and assistance for the effectual disinfection of the classroom. The contacts in the School were examined by the Medical Officer of Health. During the earlier part of the year Measles was very prevalent, and it was found necessary to close Barnes Green School for 11 days in order to prevent the spread of the disease. In the same school several cases of Scarlet Fever occurred; it was deemed advisable to close the infected class-room for one week. |
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 Board that the Medical Officer of Health should state in his report what arrangements are in force for the discharge of the duties of School Medical Officer, and for the medical inspection of children in the Public Elementary Schools in the district, it may be stated that the County Medical Officer is the School Medical Officer, and for this district, in conjunction with other districts, there is an assistant School Medical Officer, who visits the schools at stated intervals to inspect the children. |
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 Surrey Education Committee to make such arrangements as would allow the work of medical inspection of children being carried out by their Medical Officer of Health. 24 Sanitary Circumstances of the District. MILK SUPPLY. In this district there are no cow-sheds, all of the milk supplied is imported, mainly from large wholesale firms. Most of the purveyors of milk have lock-up premises, and receive only sufficient quantity of milk from the wholesale firms as will, as nearly as possible, serve for one day's supply. It is supplied by delivery vans to these retailers twice daily as a rule, so that extensive storage accommodation does not exist in any of those premises. |
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 pollution in this respect would be diminished to an extent if means were taken to protect these utensils from dust. There are several premises registered as milk-shops in which the trade of milk-purveyor is a subsidary branch, such associated businesses as those of grocer, oilman, coal vendor being carried on with that of purveyor of milk. The supply of milk is kept in a counter pan of varying capacity, and in such premises as these there is no proper storage accommodation, the purveyor alleging that there is only sufficient milk left over from each delivery to supply casual customers. |
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 sources, Sanitary Circumstances of the District. 25 All dairies and milk-shops were systematically visited during the year, and no cases of infectious disease occurring during the year could be attributed to the milk supply. In this connection it should be noted that part of the cordon drawn round any case of infectious disease treated at home is that the milk supplied to the premises is supplied in a can or bottle which is left at the premises for the occupier's sole use. At the cessation of the illness this can or bottle is destroyed, the principle borne in mind being to adopt all such measures as will prevent the spread of infection. TABLE D. Shewing the number of registered premises visited during 1911. No. |
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 Inspector. Most of the butchers have ice chests in which the meat is kept, and as a rule their premises are kept in a cleanly condition. During the year no meat has been detected as tuberculous in the district. With regard to the statement that no tuberculous meat has been found, the point cannot too strongly be emphasized that the meat is thoroughly inspected at the Central Meat Market, or at Deptford before reaching this district. The Assistant Inspector, has, on many occasions, found small portions of meat, which, although not actually unsound enough as 26 Sanitary Circumstances of the District. |
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 statutory power to seize unsound food, is compelled, when such food is found, to leave it and seek the Medical Officer of Health or Sanitary Inspector, hoping of course that the tradesman will not remove or conceal the food ; so that the law favours the wrongdoer, and fails to protect the public, as they think it does. This is a matter which my predecessor referred to in no measured terms, and I strongly endorse his comments. RESTAURANTS. The work of the Sanitary Inspectors with regard to Restaurants is shewn in the Factory and Workshops table page. No serious nuisances were detected, the premises being in a fair condition. BAKEHOUSES. |
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 coming under this heading, are Restaurants, Fried Fish Shops, Wet Fish Shops, Butchers, Bakers. These are regularly and carefully inspected, and any matters found which come within the provisions of Sect. 91, Public Health Act, 1875, are dealt with, Sanitary Circumstances of the District. 27 It would perhaps at this stage be appropriate for comment on the absence, in any Public Health Statute, of power to deal with the suitability of premises for the purpose of preparing food for human consumption, with the exception of bakehouses. |
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., cooking room the proper storage of offal pending removal, and the provisions for storage or protection of food unsold. If a Local Authority possessed powers, or some of them outlined above, a great deal of the Inspector's time, taken up in endeavouring to secure a mitigation of the evils, could be better spent in other work. SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS. The administration of this Act is carried out by the Surrey County Council. The report of the Inspector who deals with this district, among others, appears on following page. One is compelled, when making comparisons with the work of the adjoining Metropolitan Districts, to make observations on the results of working the same Act. |
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 analyst. Knowing the district as they do and the itinerant dealers who frequent it, the officers are in a more favourable position to obtain adulterated samples. 28 Sanitary Circumstances of the District. TABLE E. Shewing the work done during 1911, under the Foods and Drugs Act, by the County Inspector, Mr. R. A. Houghton. Articles Purchased. Samples taken. Found Genuine. Slightly Adulterated, etc. Cases in which proceedings have been taken. Convictions obtained. Fines Inflicted. |
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 were condemned as unfit for human habitation, and closing orders were made. In the case of 3 houses a demolition order was made. |
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 the District. 29 1 and 2 Ivy Cottages, Lower Richmond Road, Mortlake; Waldeck House, Lower Richmond Road, Mortlake; Waldeck Cottage, Lower Richmond Road, Mortlake; 56 High Street, Mortlake; 48 High Street, Mortlake; 16 and 18 High Street, Mortlake; Benham's Place, High Street, Mortlake. The nature of the defects found in some or all of these premises is as follows:— Excessive dampness of walls, due either to decayed brickwork or the absence of any damp-proof course or both of them. |
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 dealt with by demolition orders:—20 High Street, Mortlake; 2 and 4 Lifford's Place, Barnes. Under Section 15 of the same Act, as will be seen in the Inspector's Report, 55 houses were dealt with in such a manner as to put them in good order. Among other work executed was the following:— insertion of a suitable damp-proof course, provision of cement concrete on the site of premises, and means for securing proper ventilation under the floors. Inspector's Report appears on following page. 30 Sanitary Circumstances of the District. |
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 Authority with a view to the making of closing orders 2 11 13 3. No. of closing orders made 2 11 13 4. No. of dwelling-houses, the defects in which were remedied without the making of closing orders 21 34 55 5. No. of dwelling-houses which, after the making of closing orders, were put into a fit state for human habitation MALTHOUSE AREA. |
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, Morwenha Cottages, and Wentworth Row, Parkers Row, Thornes Cottages, and St. John's Row exist. During the year the Council considered several schemes, and in November approved one of them. On the 23rd December, 1911, the first notice of publication was issued in the local newspaper. It is the intention of the Council to seal the petition at the February meeting. Sanitary Circumstances of the District. |
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 the accommodation of 80 persons. The Council considered that the provision of this accommodation will be sufficient in view of the number of tenement houses now to be let within a radius of half mile of the area. GENERAL. All property in the district is in private ownership, with the exception of Alexandra Road, Mortlake, which is owned by the District Council. There are about fifteen houses occupied as Almshouses in the district. There are many houses for the working classes in Mortlake which are occupied by members of more than one family, the rents and the houses being too large for one family. |
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