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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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| (3) Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. | Inspections. | Defects. | Notices. |
| Factories | 190 | 18 | 6 |
| Laundries | 15 | — | — |
| Bakehouses | 52 | 2 | — |
| Domestic Workshops | 37 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Workshops | 118 | 21 | 9 |
| Other Workplaces | 116 | 21 | 11 |
| Outworkers' Rooms | 136 | — | — |
| Butchers' Premises | 631 | 36 | 15 |
| Fishmongers | 25 | 2 | 1 |
| Restaurants and Dining Rooms | 112 | 30 | 14 |
| Stables and Stable Yards | 163 | 25 | 19 |
| Piggeries | 40 | 6 | 6 |
| (4) Miscellaneous. | Inspections. | Defects. | Notices. |
| Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 | 267 | 20 | 6 |
| Vacant Land and Refuse Dumps | 191 | 42 | 17 |
| Public Lavatories | 93 | 12 | 9 |
| Schools | 56 | 12 | 6 |
| Markets and General Shops | 366 | 23 | 9 |
| Ice-Cream Vendors | 146 | 13 | 6 |
| Petroleum and Celluloid Stores | 149 | 15 | 3 |
| Waterlogged Ground | 2 | — | — |
| Fair Grounds | 2 | — | — |
| Foul Condition of Ditches | 3 | — | — |
| Drainage Inspections | 244 | — | — |
| Milk Sampling | 70 | — | — |
| Rippleside Conversions | 122 | — | — |
| Other Miscellaneous | 34 | — | — |
| Visits to Smallpox contacts | ... | 761 |
(b) Summary of Sanitary Work Carried Out.
(1) Drainage.
Choked drains, opened, repaired, and cleansed 393
Drains reconstructed 79
New drains (conversions) 46
Ventilation shafts repaired or new fixed 26
New inspection covers 23