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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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On an average of various districts, while little variation
appears to exist between the actual number of primary and subsequent
inspections, re-inspections in Barking during the year were
necessitated at the rate of 2.9 to every primary inspection.
Whilst six weeks appears to be an average period for the time
of compliance from the date of Preliminary Notice the average
time required in Barking last year was 15½ weeks.
70 per cent, may be regarded as a fair average of defective
houses in a district, while the corresponding figure for Barking
last year was 72.2 of the total inspected.
The following table gives particulars of Statutory Notices served for the remedy of various defects :—
| Acts and Sections. | Xo. issued. | No. complied with. | No. lapsed. | No. outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Public Health Act, 1875, sec | ||||
| tion 91 | 324 | 324 | — | — |
| (b) Public Health Act, 1875, sec | ||||
| tion 36 | 43 | 43 | — | — |
| (c) Public Health Act, 1875, sec | ||||
| tion 46 | — | — | — | — |
| (d) Public Health Act, 1875, sec | ||||
| tion 49 | 7 | 2 | — | 5 |
| (e) Public Health Act, 1875, sec | ||||
| tion 41 | _ | — | — | — |
| Factory and Workshop Act, | ||||
| 1901 | 9 | 2 | — | — |
| Housing and Town Planning | ||||
| Act, 1909 | — | — | — | |
| Housing and Town Planning | ||||
| Act, 1919 | 28 | 28 | — | — |
| Totals | 404 | 399 | 5 |
(a) To abate nuisance of various descriptions including over-
crowding.
(b) To provide proper closets, dustbins, etc.
(c) To cleanse, disinfect, etc., houses.
(d) To remove offensive accumulations.
(e) To relay drains.