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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]
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TABLE I
Table of Visits and Inspections made during the Year
| 1953 | 1952 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nuisances and Sanitary Defects | 4,860 | 5,349 |
| Infectious Diseases | 427 | 269 |
| Schools | 95 | 80 |
| Shops (Shops Act) | 538 | 374 |
| Smoke Observations | 104 | 46 |
| Caravan Sites | 6 | 8 |
| Brooks and Streams | 64 | 30 |
| Verminous Premises | 24 | 31 |
| Hairdressers and Barbers | 28—6,146 | 23—6,210 |
| Housing Act, 1936, Part 2 | 96 | 82 |
| Permitted Numbers and Overcrowding | 33 | 39 |
| Applicants for Housing (Special Cases | 93— 222 | 124— 245 |
| Food Hygiene | ||
| Restaurants and Snack Bars | 363 | 297 |
| Fish Shops | 125 | 89 |
| Butchers' Shops | 301 | 263 |
| Bakehouses | 45 | 55 |
| Ice Cream Premises | 218 | 204 |
| Other Food Shops and Premises | 756 | 889 |
| Food Inspections | 158 | 102 |
| Milk (Special Designations) Registrations | 188—2,154 | 205—2,104 |
| Factories | ||
| Factories | 265 | 257 |
| Outworkers | 234— 499 | 325— 582 |
| Infestations | ||
| Rat and Mouse | 3,423 | 3,092 |
| Insects | 276—3,699 | 163—3,255 |
| 12,720 | 12,396 | |