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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 1947

[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 1947.
To the Chairman and Members of the
East Barnet Urban District Council.
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 :—

19461947
Nuisances and sanitary defects5,5145,923
Infectious Diseases ..682197
Restaurants, Snack Bars, etc.86114
Water Supply5648
Schools6854
Verminous Premises12659
Fish Shops4968
Butchers' Shops173122
Other Food Shops209249
Various Premises re rats9122,083
Visits in connection with Scabies cases107
Inspections for dilapidated dustbins292160
Inspections of Factories203202
Inspections of Outworkers' Premises5333
Inspections of Bakehouses4337
Inspections of Cowsheds and Dairies20074
Under the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1936—41 including visits for purchase of samples)155119
Inspection of Dwelling Houses18226
Visits to Houses to ascertain permitted numbers2862
Inspections in Connection with Overcrowding120106
Visits to homes of applicants for Council Houses1,248502
Carried forward10,40910,245