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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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SANITATION, HOUSING, SHOPS ACTS, ETC.
| 1953 | 1954 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visits | Revisits | Total | Contravention | Visits | Re- Visits | Total | Contravention | |
| - | - | 1,474 | - | Complaints received | - | - | 1,075 | - |
| 3,457 | 2,957 | 6,414 | -_ | Under Public Health or Housing Acts | 2,233 | 2,462 | 4,695 | - |
| 395 | - | 395 | - | After I.D. and Scabies | 239 | - | 239 | - |
| 262 | - | 262 | - | Housing Investigations | 283 | - | 283 | - |
| 2. Premises controlled by Bye Law and Regulations | ||||||||
| 13 | - | 13 | - | Offensive Trades | 67 | - | 67 | 15 |
| 6 | - | 6 | - | Tents, Vans and Sheds | 13 | - | 13 | - |
| 54 | - | 54 | - | Milkshops | 52 | - | 52 | - |
| 14 | - | 14 | 4 | Hairdressers' premises | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 198 | - | 198 | 19 | Atmospheric Pollution Investigations | 262 | - | 262 | 20 |
| 3 | - | 3 | - | Massage Establishments | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 3. Food and Drugs Act and Shops Acts | ||||||||
| 752 | - | 752 | 198 | General Inspections Food and Drugs Act, 1938 | 587 | - | 587 | 102 |
| 234 | - | 234 | 54 | General Inspections Shops Acts 1934 and 1950 | 262 | - | 262 | 9 |
| 97 | - | 97 | - | Milk Sampling | 93 | - | 93 | - |
| 86 | - | 86 | - | Ice-cream sampling | 21 | - | 21 | - |
| 23 | - | 23 | 40 | Bakehouses | 5 | - | 5 | 7 |
| 183 | - | 183 | 71 | Butchers' premises | 161 | - | 161 | 44 |
| 49 | - | 49 | 28 | Fishmongers | 40 | - | 40 | 14 |
| 171 | - | 171 | 74 | Ice-cream Vendors | 66 | - | 66 | 7 |
| 22 | - | 22 | 16 | Licensed premises | 34 | - | 34 | 18 |
| 364 | - | 364 | 71 | Restaurants, Dining Rooms and Canteens | 188 | - | 188 | 71 |
| 17 | - | 17 | - | Ice-cream Manufacturers | 20 | - | 20 | - |
| 4. Miscellaneous | ||||||||
| 23 | - | 23 | - | Aged and Infirm persons | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 131 | - | 131 | - | Drainage Inspections | 78 | - | 78 | - |
| 18 | - | 18 | - | Piggeries | 22 | - | 22 | - |
| 37 | - | 37 | - | Public Lavatories | 51 | - | 51 | - |
| 1,169 | - | 1,169 | - | Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 | 730 | - | 730 | - |
| 46 | - | 46 | - | Schools | 33 | - | 33 | 2 |
| 51 | - | 51 | - | Stables | 74 | - | 74 | - |
| 95 | - | 95 | 4 | Vacant Lands and Refuse Tips | 185 | - | 185 | - |
| 4 | - | 4 | - | Watercourses | 6 | - | 6 | - |
| 58 | - | 58 | - | Water sampling | 55 | - | 55 | - |
| 16 | - | 16 | - | Pet Animals Act | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| 159 | - | 159 | 64 | Street Traders | 109 | - | 109 | 32 |
| 38 | - | 38 | - | School Meal Centres | 41 | - | 41 | 9 |
| 756 | - | 756 | - | Other miscellaneous | 423 | - | 423 | - |
| Total | 11,744 | Total | 8,914 | |||||
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