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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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The ambulance journeys were as follows:—25 accidents,
56 private cases; as compared with 24 accidents, and 22 private
cases in 1911.
Removing patients to the following institutions or places of residence:—
| London Hospital | 27 | Shadwell | 2 |
| Poplar Hospital | 21 | St. Barts, | 1 |
| Plaistow Hospital | 5 | Fulham Road | 1 |
| West Ham Hospital | 4 | Seaman's | 1 |
| Romford Infirmary | 4 | Mildmay | 1 |
| Private Homes | 5 | Royal Free | 1 |
| King's College | 2 | — | |
| Gt. Ormond St. | 2 | 81 | |
| Metropolitan | 2 | — | |
| Queen's, Hackney | 2 |
General Sanitation.
The supervision of the sanitation of the Town has improved
considerably during the year, due mainly to the time
of the Inspectors being devoted to outdoor work. The clerical
part is now undertaken by a special assistant, and as a direct
consequence the number of inspections were practically doubled
during the year, and much benefit has arisen. The number
of Preliminary Notices served nearly doubled, and the Statutory
Notices were four times as numerous as in the previous
year.
It is surprising to observe that no prosecutions followed
the Statutory Notices. It is usual to find that at least 4