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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 1955
[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 | 1954 | 1955 |
|---|---|---|
| Nuisances and Sanitary Defects | 4,753 | 4,478 |
| Infectious Diseases | 243 | 175 |
| Schools | 89 | 71 |
| Smoke Observations | 40 | 53 |
| Caravan Sites | 8 | 4 |
| Brooks and Streams | 43 | 36 |
| Verminous Premises | 9 | 12 |
| Hairdressers and Barbers | 26 —5,211 | 22 —4,851 |
| Housing | ||
| Housing Act, 1936, Part 2 | 2,139 | 3,451 |
| Permitted Numbers and Overcrowding | 21 | 18 |
| Applicants for Housing (Special Cases) | 58—2,218 | 83—3,552 |
| Food Hygiene | ||
| Restaurants and Snack Bars | 345 | 315 |
| Fish Shops | 123 | 166 |
| Butchers' Shops | 283 | 274 |
| Bakehouses | 68 | 51 |
| Ice Cream Premises | 314 | 306 |
| Other Food Shops and Premises | 693 | 758 |
| Food Inspections | 114 | 173 |
| Milk (Special Designations) Registrations | 175—2,115 | 115—2,158 |
| Factories | ||
| Factories | 229 | 231 |
| Outworkers | 151— 370 | 93— 324 |
| Infestations | ||
| Rat and Mouse | 2,985 | 3,271 |
| Insects | 145—3,130 | 226—3,497 |
| Food and Drugs | ||
| Sampling and in connection therewith | 386— 386 | 513— 513 |
| Shops Acts | ||
| Visits made | 580— 580 | 765— 765 |
| 14,010 | 15,660 | |