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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Some help would be afforded if all house-holders could be
persuaded to burn all perishable material before placing it in
the covered recepticles provided. It would help to alleviate the
fly nuisance which is apt to occur in the warmer months, and
also assist materially should any difficulties arise in the sanitary
services during the coming summer.
Sanitary Inspection of the District.
Premises Inspected:—
| House to House | 772 |
| Complaints | 118 |
| Infectious Disease | 266 |
| Miscellaneous | 2,841 |
| Total number of premises inspected | 3,997 |
The chief defects discovered were dirty and defective
walls and ceilings, defective water closet and connections,
pans and flushing apparatus, defective roofs and spouting,
defective yard paving, and dilapidated dustbins. To abate
the defects and nuisances discovered, 951 preliminary and 146
statutory notices were served, all of which have been complied
with.
Premises and Occupations which can be controlled by
Bye-laws or Regulations—Offensive Trades—The offensive
trades conducted within the district are: —Blood Drier, one;
Fat Boiler, one; Gut Scraper, one; Marine Store Dealers, nine;
of which four have been closed during the year; Piggeries,
nine, of these two were closed during the year.