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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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3. Factories, Workshops and. Workplaces.
Factories 116
Laundries 22
Bakehouses 42
Other Workshops 87
Other Workplaces 81
Outworkers' Rooms 22
Butchers' Premises 382
Fishmongers 114
Restaurants and Dining Rooms 80
Markets 120
Stables and Stable Yards 136
Piggeries 120
4. Miscellaneous.
Smoke Observations 133
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 149
Vacant Land and Refuse Dumps 209
Public Lavatories 48
Schools 46
General Shops 160
Ice-Cream Vendors 100
Petroleum Stores 83
Small-Pox Contacts Visited 307
SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK CARRIED OUT.
(a) Drainage.
Choked drains, opened, repaired, and cleansed 192
Drains reconstructed 82
New Drains nil
Ventilation Shafts repaired or new fixed 27
New Inspection Covers 6