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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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8. SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA.
Snergency and War conditions have interfered seriously with
the routine work of the Department.
(a) WORK OF SANITARY INSPECTORS.
(i) Inspection of Dwelling Houses.
Total Houses inspected under Public Health or Housing Arts 1,830
Total Number of Inspections mr.de 3,514
Housing (Consolidated) Regulations 34
After Infectious Disease and Scabies 1,441
Overcrowded Premises 28
Defects Founds 2,135
Notices Served (Preliminary) 1,080
Re-inspections re. Notioes Served 1,645
Inspection of Works in Progress 478
(ii) Premises Controlled by Byelaws and Regulations.
| Inspections. | Contraventions. | Notices served. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houses Let in Lodgings | - | - | - |
| Common Lodging Houses | - | - | - |
| Offensive Trades | 27 | 21 | 9 |
| Tents, Vans and Sheds | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops | 44 | 11 | 11 |
| Slaughter Houses | - | - | - |
| Hairdressers' & Barbers' Premises | 13 | 12 | 5 |
| Smoke Observations | - | - | - |
(iii) Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Inspections. | Defects. | Notices. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories | 151 | 36 | 16 |
| Bakehouses | 26 | 44 | 8 |
| Workplaces | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Outworkers Rooms | 11 | - | - |
| Butchers Premises | 80 | 58 | 22 |
| Fishmongers | 22 | 15 | 3 |
| Restaurants & Dining Rooms and Canteens | 137 | 105 | 33 |
| Stables and Stable Yards | 6 | - | - |
| Piggeries | 19 | 6 | 6 |
(iv) Miscellaneous.
| Inspections. | Defects. | Notioes. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rats & Mice (Destruction) Act 1919 | 210 | 33 | |
| Vacant Land & Refuse Dumps | 43 | 8 | 7 |
| Publio Lavatories | 28 | 5 | 4 |
| Schools | 6 | - | - |
| Shops Act 1934 and Markets | 225 | 34 | 24 |
| Ice Cream Vendors | 18 | 7 | 4 |
| Drainage Inspections | 320 | - | - |
| Milk Sampling | 67 | - | - |
| Other Miscellaneous | 138 | 3 | 3 |
| Food & Drugs Act 1938 | 612 | 168 | 65 |
| Water Sampling | 8 | - | - |
| Street Traders | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Food Byelaws | - | - | - |
| Watercourses | - | - | - |
| Air Raid Shelters | 34 | 2 | 2 |