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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

East Barnet 1942

[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 1942,
To the Chairman and Members of the
East Barnet Urban District Council.
Gentlemen,
The following is a brief report on the sanitary inspection of
the area during the year.

Table: The number and nature of the inspections were as follows:— Under the Public Health Acts.

The number and nature of the inspections were as follows:— Under the Public Health Acts.

Nuisances and sanitary defects3,474
Infectious diseases359
Restaurants, Snack Bars, etc37
Water Supply117
Schools87
Verminous Premises196
Fish Shops51
Butchers' Shops128
Other Food Shops126
Various Premises re rats151
Visits in connection with Scabies cases396
Inspections for dilapidated dustbins1,143
6,265
Under the Factories Act.
Inspections of Factories147
Inspections of Outworkers' Premises21
Inspections of Bakehouses34
— 202
Under the Milk and Dairies Acts and Orders.
Inspections of Cowsheds and Dairies56
Under the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1936-41 (including visits for purchase of samples)64
— 120
Carried forward6,587