London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barking 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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| Inspections. | Contraventions. | Notices served. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houses Let in Lodgings | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Common Lodging Houses | 120 | 18 | 11 |
| Offensive Trades | 231 | 24 | 8 |
| Tents, Vans and Sheds | 195 | 12 | 3 |
| Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops | 282 | 12 | 6 |
| Slaughter-houses | 89 | 2 | — |
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| Inspections. | Defects. | Notices. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories | 190 | 45 | 23 |
| Laundries | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Bakehouses | 58 | 6 | 3 |
| Domestic Workshops | 29 | 2 | 2 |
| Other Workshops | 122 | 28 | 14 |
| Other Workplaces | 175 | 41 | 19 |
| Outworkers' Rooms | 22 | — | — |
| Butchers' Premises | 640 | 45 | 22 |
| Fishmongers | 77 | 4 | 2 |
| Restaurants and Dining Rooms | 81 | 3 | 2 |
| Stables and Stable Yards | 131 | 29 | 21 |
| Piggeries | 79 | 8 | 3 |
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| Inspections. | Defects. | Notices. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 | 132 | 8 | 4 |
| Vacant Land and Refuse Dumps | 203 | 24 | 9 |
| Public Lavatories | 77 | 4 | 3 |
| Schools | 76 | 6 | 1 |
| Markets and General Shops | 393 | 4 | 3 |
| Ice-Cream Vendors | 131 | 7 | 4 |
| Petroleum and Celluloid Stores | 160 | 13 | 3 |
| Waterlogged Ground | 12 | — | — |
| Fair Grounds | 13 | — | — |
| Other Miscellaneous | 145 | 2 | 2 |
| Visits to Small-pox Contacts | 858 | ||