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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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| Inspections. | Contraventions. | Notices served. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houses Let in Lodgings | – | – | – |
| Common Lodging Houses | 29 | – | – |
| Offensive Trades | 143 | 18 | 12 |
| Tents, Vans and Sheds | 97 | 16 | 13 |
| Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops | 123 | 15 | 6 |
| Slaughter-houses | 175 | – | – |
| Hairdressers' & Barbers' Premises | 42 | 7 | 6 |
| Smoke Observations | 225 | 53 | 49 |
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| Inspections. | Defects. | Notices. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories | 245 | 15 | 10 |
| Laundries | 3 | – | – |
| Bakehouses | 35 | 14 | 7 |
| Domestic Workshops | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| Other Workshops | 107 | 11 | 4 |
| Other Workplaces | 126 | 16 | 8 |
| Outworkers' Rooms | 110 | – | – |
| Butchers' Premises | 250 | 76 | 54 |
| Fishmongers | 54 | 15 | 13 |
| Restaurants and Dining Rooms | 123 | 47 | 28 |
| Stables and Stable Yards | 37 | 10 | 9 |
| Piggeries | 13 | – | – |
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| Inspections. | Defects. | Notices. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 | 66 | 4 | 4 |
| Vacant Land and Refuse Dumps | 261 | 21 | 18 |
| Public Lavatories | 26 | 3 | 3 |
| Schools | 41 | 4 | 1 |
| Markets and General Shops | 303 | 36 | 35 |
| Ice-Cream Vendors | 166 | 19 | 18 |
| Petroleum and Celluloid Stores | 69– | – | –– |
| Drainage Inspections | 308 | – | – |
| Milk Sampling | 90 | – | – |
| Other Miscellaneous | 279 | 3 | 3 |