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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Of this number 14,000 were children.
Open Air Pool.—The pool was used by 76,162 bathers.
I can only repeat my earnest hope that the new swimming bath at
Mayesbrook, with provision for Turkish and vapour baths, will become
an accomplished fact within the measurable future.
Samples of swimming bath water were taken as follows:—
Open Air Pool 4
East Street Bath 17
South East Essex County Technical College 7
All these samples were found to be satisfactory.
FACTORIES ACT, 1937.
The following statistics show the results of the activities of the Sanitary
Inspectors in the administration of this Act.
1.
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 54 | 119 | 8 | Nil |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 235 | 413 | 77 | Nil |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 8 | 5 | Nil | Nil |
| Total | 297 | 537 | 85 | Nil |
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