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East Barnet 1943

[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 1943.
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 and visits were as follows :—

The number and nature of the inspections and visits were as follows :—

Under the Public Health Acts.
Nuisances and sanitary defects3,033
Infectious diseases315
Restaurants, Snack Bars, etc.22
Water Supply60
Schools53
Verminous Premises218
Fish Shops34
Butchers' Shops71
Other Food Shops86
Various Premises re rats754
Visits in connection with Scabies cases600
Inspections for dilapidated dustbins510
5,756
Under the Factories Act. Inspections of Factories169
Inspections of Outworkers' Premises47
Inspections of Bakehouses18
— 234
Under the Milk and Dairies Acts and Orders. Inspections of Cowsheds and Dairies80
Under the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1930-41 (including visits for purchase of samples)88
— 168
Carried forward6,158