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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 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Table: 8. SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA, (a) Work of Sanitary Inspectors.(1) Inspection of Dwelling-Houses.

8. SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA, (a) Work of Sanitary Inspectors.

(1) Inspection of Dwelling-Houses.

Total Houses Inspected under Public Health or Housing Acts ...3,323
Total Number of Inspections made11,351
Housing (Consolidated) Regulations841
After Infectious Disease1,768
Defects Found8,942
Notices Served (Preliminary)2,107
Re-inspections re Notices Served4,363
Inspection of Works in Progress953

Table: (2) Premises Controlled by Byelaws and Regulations.

(2) Premises Controlled by Byelaws and Regulations.

Inspections.Contraventions.Notices served.
Houses Let in Lodgings2——
Common Lodging Houses8041
Offensive Trades1623517
Tents, Vans and Sheds3611
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops330319
Slaughter-houses23642

Table: (3) Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

(3) Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

Inspec tions.Defects.Notices.
Factories2194322
Laundries311
Bakehouses512819
Domestic Workshops16——
Other Workshops9588
Other Workplaces7463
Outworkers' Rooms11311
Butchers' Premises8123421
Fishmongers3632
Restaurants and Dining Rooms1761814
Stables and Stable Yards7785
Piggeries9——