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East Barnet 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]

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EAST BARNET URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR
for the year 1939
TO THE. CHAIRMAN OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
EAST BARNET URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.
GENTLEMEN.
The following is a brief report oil the sanitary inspection
of the area during the year.
The number and nature of the inspect ions were as
follows
UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACTS:-
Nuisances and sanitary defects 2,255
Smoke observations 53
Infectious Diseases 126
Restaurant's, Snack Bars etc 35
Water supply 90
Schools o
Verminous Premises 80
Fish Shops 25
Butchers Shops 108
Other Food Shops 80
Various premises re rats £2 2,987
UNDER THE FACTORIES ACT:-
Inspections of factories 125
Inspections of Outworkers premises 37
Inspections of Bakehouses 24 186
UNDER THE MILK AND DAIRIES ORDER 1926
Inspections of cowsheds and dairies 55
Under the Milk (Special, Designations) Order 1936
(including visits for purchase of samples) 87
UNDER THE HOUSING ACT 1936
Inspections of dwelling houses _ 244
Visits to homes of applicants for Council houses 43
Visits to houses to ascertain permitted numbers , 71
Inspections in connection with overcrowding 32 395
Under the Shops Acts 127
Food Inspections including visits to slaughter
houses 278
Inspections under the Byelaws relating to
Hairdressers and Barbers premises 34_
l,149
NUMBER OF NOTICES SERVED DURING THE YEAR
Informal Notices 394
Statutory Notices 13
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