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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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| Inspections. | Defects. | Notices. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 | 52 | 5 | 5 |
| Vacant Land and Refuse Dumps | 245 | 19 | 16 |
| Public Lavatories | 51 | 6 | 12 |
| Schools | 67 | 12 | 8 |
| Markets and General Shops | 493 | 115 | 60 |
| Ice-Cream Vendors | 220 | 18 | 16 |
| Petroleum and Celluloid Stores | 108 | — | — |
| Drainage Inspections | 273 | — | — |
| Milk Sampling | 99 | — | — |
| Other Miscellaneous | 272 | — | — |
| Inspection of Meat from Outside District | 186 | — | — |
| Shops Act, 1934 | 126 | 20 | 15 |
| Water Sampling | 10 | — | — |
| Food Manufacturers | 32 | 4 | 2 |
| Picturedromes | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| (1) | |||
| Choked drains, opened, repaired and cleansed | 345 | ||
| Drains reconstructed | 50 | ||
| Ventilation shafts repaired or new fixed | 27 | ||
| New inspection covers | 7 | ||
| (2) | |||
| Roofs | |||
| Walls | W.C. structures repaired | 7 | |
| Floors | |||
| Doors | |||
| Seats fixed | 77 | ||
| W.C. pans fixed or cleansed | 120 | ||
| Flushing apparatus repaired or renewed | 160 | ||
| (8) | |||
| New fixed | 83 | ||
| New sink and bath wastepipes | 100 | ||
| New gully traps | 21 | ||