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
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| Milk Sampling | 144 | - | - |
| Other Miscellaneous | 350 | 4 | 2 |
| Piggeries | 14 | - | - |
| Public Lavatories | 20 | 3 | 3 |
| Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 | 238 | 48 | 46 |
| Restaurants, Dining Rooms and Canteens | 333 | 105 | 59 |
| Schools | 33 | - | - |
| Shops Act, 1934, and Markets | 683 | 155 | 85 |
| Stables and Stable Yards | 50 | 5 | 3 |
| Street Traders | 110 | 10 | 7 |
| Vacant Land and Refuse Tips | 86 | 4 | 4 |
| Watercourses | 5 | - | - |
| Water Sampling | 57 | - | - |
| (iv) Notices Served. | |||
| Informal Notices | 1,507 | ||
| Statutory Notices:— | |||
| Public Health Act, 1936 : | |||
| Section 39 | 103 | ||
| Section 45 | 56 | ||
| Section 83 | - | ||
| Section 93 | 364 | ||
| Housing Act, 1936 : | |||
| Sections 9 and 10 | 41 | ||
| Section 24 | - | ||
| Section 32 | |||
| Factories Act, 1937: | |||
| Section 7 | 2 | ||
| Dustbins : | |||
| Public Health Act, 1936 : | |||
| Section 75 (3) | 425 | ||
| Total | 991 | ||
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