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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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The Health of Barking
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
| (i) Inspection of Dwelling-Houses. | |||
| Total Houses inspected under Public Health or Housing Acts | 3,226 | ||
| Total Number of Inspections made | 8,595 | ||
| After Infectious Disease and Scabies | 610 | ||
| Overcrowded Premises | 437 | ||
| Defects Found | 2,706 | ||
| Notices Served (Preliminary) | 1,507 | ||
| Re-Inspections re Notices Served | 4,713 | ||
| Inspection of Work in Progress | 231 | ||
| (ii) Premises Controlled by Bye-laws and Regulations. | |||
| Offensive Trades | 57 | 9 | 7 |
| Tents, Vans, Sheds and Fairgrounds | 15 | 6 | 6 |
| Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops | 39 | 6 | 4 |
| Hairdressers' and Barbers' Premises | 129 | 26 | 17 |
| Smoke Observations | 270 | 5 | 5 |
| (iii) Miscellaneous. | |||
| Bakehouses | 23 | 14 | 8 |
| Butchers' Premises | 272 | 71 | 41 |
| Drainage Inspections | 191 | 118 | 78 |
| Fishmongers | 79 | 31 | 22 |
| Food and Drugs Act, 1938 | 933 | 276 | 153 |
| Food Sampling | 303 | — | — |
| Ice Cream Vendors | 165 | 52 | 36 |
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