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Barking 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

Published
1940
Pages
56
Tables
17

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17 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    The following table gives the actual causes of death of the 38 children who died under one year of age
    0-1 mth.1-3 mths.3-6 mths.6-9 mths.9-12 mths.Total under 1 year
  • Page 9
    The following table shows a comparative statement of local unemployed by industries as at December, 1938, and December, 1939
    Dec. 1939.Dec. 1938.
    MenWomenMenWomen
  • Page 12
  • Page 13
    (2) Premises Controlled "by Byelaws and Regulations.
    Inspections.Contraventions.Notices served.
  • Page 13
    (3) Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Inspections.Defects.Notices.
  • Page 13
    (4) Miscellaneous.
    Inspections.Defects.Notices.
  • Page 14
    (b) NOTICES SERVED.
  • Page 14
    (c) FACTORIES ACT, 1937. (1) Inspections (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections. .Written Notices.Prosecutions.
    Intimations.Statutory.
  • Page 14
    (2) Defects found.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 15
    (4) Other Matters.
    ClassNumber.
  • Page 15
    The following houses have been disinfested
  • Page 18
    The following table sets out the results of the bacteriological examination of various samples, from which it will be seen that, of the total of 36, all were satisfactory-
    Type of Sample.Satisfactory.Unsatisfactory.Totals.
  • Page 19
    The following table gives particulars of notifications received, and the animals slaughtered, during the twelve years ended December 31st, 1939.
  • Page 19
    The following additional table gives information as to carcases inspected and condemned during the year 1939 —
    Cattle excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigs
  • Page 20
    (b) Supervision of Food Preparing Premises. The number of premises in the district at the end of the year at which the following foods are prepared were:—
  • Page 21
    Samples examined.
  • Page 24
    (4) TUBERCULOSIS. Particulars of new cases of Tuberculosis and of deaths from the disease in the area during 1939, are given below :-
    New Cases Notified.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.