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 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Table: (a)Work of Sanitary Inspectors.

(a)Work of Sanitary Inspectors.

(1) Inspection of Direlling-Houses.
Total Houses Inspected under Public Health or Housing Acts3,181
Total Number of Inspections made9,666
Housing (Consolidated) Regulations1,116
After Infectious Disease956
Overcrowded Premises421
Defects Found7,950
Notices Served (Preliminary)2,137
Re-inspections re Notices Served4,509
Inspection of Works in Progress635

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

(2) Premises Controlled by Byelaws and Regulations.

Inspections.Contraventions.Notices served.
Houses Let in Lodgings1——
Common Lodging Houses38——
Offensive Trades107107
Tents, Vans and Sheds7532
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops2191813
Slaughter-houses19911
Hairdressers' & Barbers' Premises46106
Smoke Observations2204038

Table: (3) Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

(3) Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

Inspections.Defects.Notices.
Factories327348
Laundries10142
Bakehouses683816
Domestic Workshops4——
Other Workshops7596
Other Workplaces12095
Outworkers' Rooms11333
Butchers' Premises3178264
Fishmongers45159
Restaurants and Dining Rooms1854325
Stable and Stable Yards903125
Piggeries3476