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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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SANITATION, HOUSING, SHOPS ACTS, ETC.
| 1949 | 1950 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visits | Re-Visits | Total | Visits | Re-Visits | Total | |||
| - | 2,187 | - | Complaints received | - | 1,996 | - | ||
| Visits | 1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses | Visits | ||||||
| 3,185 | 6.321 | 9,506 | - | Under Public Health or Housing Acts | 4.245 | 4,780 | 9,034 | - |
| 374 | 374 | - | Works in progress | 349 | 349 | - | ||
| 770 | 770 | - | After I.D. and Scabies | 450 | 32 | 482 | ||
| 494 | 494 | - | Housing Investigations | 1,158 | 1,158 | - | ||
| - | Clearance Areas—premises in | 425 | - | 425 | - | |||
| 2. Premises controlled by Bye Law & Regulations | ||||||||
| 67 | 67 | 25 | Offensive Trades | 105 | 105 | 34 | ||
| 27 | 27 | 3 | Tents, Vans and Sheds | 18 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 121 | 121 | 7 | Milkshops | 47 | 47 | 4 | ||
| 142 | 142 | 42 | Hairdressers' premises | 52 | 52 | 3 | ||
| 298 | 298 | 9 | Atmospheric Pollution Investigations | 367 | 367 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 6 | - | Massage Establishments | 4 | 4 | - | ||
| 3. Food and Drugs Act and Shops Acts | ||||||||
| 995 | 995 | 200 | General Inspections Food & Drugs Act, 1938 | 954 | 954 | 166 | ||
| 894 | 894 | 114 | ,, „ Shops Acts 1934 & 1950 | 1,328 | 1,328 | 212 | ||
| 316 | 316 | - | Food Sampling | 256 | 256 | - | ||
| 144 | 144 | - | Milk Sampling | 144 | 144 | - | ||
| 158 | 158 | - | Ice-cream sampling | 140 | 140 | |||
| 51 | 51 | 14 | Bakehouses | 71 | 71 | 18 | ||
| 430 | 430 | 70 | Butchers' premises | 384 | 384 | 44 | ||
| 168 | 168 | 35 | Fishmongers | 99 | 99 | 39 | ||
| 391 | 391 | 45 | Ice-cream Vendors | 340 | 340 | 68 | ||
| 62 | 62 | 7 | Licensed premises | 62 | 62 | 7 | ||
| 456 | 456 | 118 | Restaurants, Dining Rooms and Canteens | 632 | 632 | 111 | ||
| 4. Miscellaneous | ||||||||
| 21 | 21 | - | Aged and Infirm persons | 14 | 14 | |||
| 4 | 4 | Dilapidated Buildings | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 235 | 235 | 187 | Drainage Inspections | 269 | 269 | 167 | ||
| 31 | 31 | 5 | Piggeries | 37 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 44 | 44 | 6 | Public Lavatories | 50 | 50 | |||
| 219 | - | 219 | 29 | Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 | 1,078 | - | 1,078 | - |
| 86 | 86 | Schools | 35 | 35 | 8 | |||
| 45 | 45 | 3 | Stables | 56 | 56 | 5 | ||
| 175 | 175 | 2 | Vacant Lands and Refuse Tips | 144 | 144 | 3 | ||
| 20 | 20 | - | Watercourses | 19 | 19 | |||
| 62 | 62 | - | Water sampling | 54 | 54 | |||
| 495 | 495 | 7 | Other miscellaneous | 628 | - | 628 | ||
| Total | 17.307 | Total | 18,836 | |||||
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