London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1948

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

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Cast Barnet Urban district Council.
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR
FOR THE YEAR 1948.
To the Chairman and Members of the
East Barnet Urban District Council.
Ladies and 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:—

19471948
Nuisances and sanitary defects5,9235,800
Infectious Diseases197201
Restaurants, Snack Bars, etc.11485
Water Supply4844
Schools5470
Verminous Premises5943
Fish Shops68116
Butchers' Shops122150
Other Food Shops249110
Various Premises re rats2,0832,110
Visits in connection with Scabies cases73
Inspections for dilapidated dustbins16038
Inspections of Factories202215
Inspections of Outworkers' Premises3371
Inspections of Bakehouses3739
Inspections of Cowsheds and Dairies7430
Under the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1936—41, including visits for purchase of samples11983
Inspection of Dwelling Houses2620
Visits to Houses to ascertain permitted numbers6261
Inspections in Connection with Overcrowding10657
Visits to homes of applicants for Council Houses50299
Carried forward10,2459,445