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Barking 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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SECTION E.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
1. MILK SUPPLY AND ICE-CREAM.
(a) Milk Supply.—Registered with the Authority are 76 retail purveyors, of
whom 17 occupy premises outside the district.
There are no cowkeepers in the district.
TABLE 3.
| No. | Percentage Overcrowded. | Average No. of Occupiers per house. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houses in the district:— | |||
| 7,520 | 2 | 4.17 | |
| 1,733 | 5.83 | 5.16 | |
| (c) Privately owned | 8,546 | 1.9 | 3.98 |
There were during the year 32 samples of milk submitted to biological
examination for the presence of tubercle. Two of the 32 samples were found to
be infected and the necessary action taken.
TABLE 4.
| Barking. | |
|---|---|
| Total Population | 80,000 |
| Structually Separate Houses | 18,982 |
| In Survey | 17,654 |
| Families in Separate Houses | 16,287 |
| Number of Houses:— | |
| Overcrowded | 421 |
| Occupied fully | 348 |
| „ within ½ unit | 418 |
| ,, within 1 unit | 788 |
| „ within l½ units | 997 |
| „ within 2 units | 1,673 |