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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
Barnet 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet]
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| (i) Number of properties made suitable for occupation by number of occupants accommodated (Section 15) | 53 |
| (ii) Number of properties provided with means of escape from fire (Section 16) | 47 |
| Number of dwellings in improvement areas improved to the full standard | 25 |
| Number of dwellings outside improvement areas improved to the full standard —Section 19 | Nil |
CARAVANS
There are two sites licensed under the Caravan Sites and Control of the Development
Act 1960; one on either side of the Barnet Bye Pass at Stirling Corner for 130
caravans and in general they are well maintained and managed.
Having regard to the Caravan Sites Act, 1968 investigation continues into the
need for and the possibility of providing a caravan site for gypsies and other travellers.
INSPECTIONS AND COMPLAINTS
Some 5,243 complaints and requests for services were investigated and where
possible, defects and unsatisfactory conditions were remedied.
The following table shows the nature and number of inspections made:-
| Public Health and Housing Acts | 7,792 | 10,499 |
| Multiple Occupation | 1,385 | |
| Other housing visits | 1,322 | |
| Observations | 1,089 | 8,572 |
| Surveys, proposals and claims | 1,775 | |
| Other clean air visits | 5,708 |