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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 1954
[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
| Public Health | 1953 | 1954 |
|---|---|---|
| Nuisances and Sanitary Defects | 4,860 | 4,753 |
| Infectious Diseases | 427 | 243 |
| Schools | 95 | 89 |
| Shops (Shops Act) | 538 | Nil |
| Smoke Observations | 104 | 40 |
| Caravan Sites | 6 | 8 |
| Brooks and Streams | 64 | 43 |
| Verminous Premises | 24 | 9 |
| Hairdressers and Barbers | 28—6,146 | 26—5,211 |
| Housing | ||
| Housing Act, 1936, Part 2 | 96 | 2,139 |
| Permitted Numbers and Overcrowding | 33 | 21 |
| Applicants for Housing (Special Cases | 93— 222 | 58—2,218 |
| Food Hygiene | ||
| Restaurants and Snack Bars | 363 | 345 |
| Fish Shops | 125 | 123 |
| Butchers' Shops | 301 | 283 |
| Bakehouses | 45 | 68 |
| Ice Cream Premises | 218 | 314 |
| Other Food Shops and Premises .. | 756 | 693 |
| Food Inspections | 158 | 114 |
| Milk (Special Designations) Registrations | 188—2,154 | 175—2,115 |
| Factories | ||
| Factories | 265 | 229 |
| Outworkers | 234— 499 | 151— 370 |
| Infestations | ||
| Rat and Mouse | 3,423 | 2,985 |
| Insects | 276—3,699 | 145—3,130 |
| Food and Drugs | ||
| Sampling and in connection therewith | 386— 386 | |
| Shops Acts | ||
| Visits made | 580— 580 | |
| 12,720 | 14,010 | |