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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]
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TABLE I
| Public Health | 1956 | 1957 |
|---|---|---|
| Nuisances and Sanitary Defects | 4,236 | 4,105 |
| Infectious Diseases | 235 | 161 |
| Schools | 79 | 83 |
| Smoke Observations | 47 | 68 |
| Caravan Sites | 5 | 3 |
| Brooks and Streams | 31 | 41 |
| Verminous Premises | 7 | 4 |
| Hairdressers and Barbers | 21 —4,661 | 28 —4,493 |
| Housing | ||
| Housing Act, 1936, Part 2 | 1,613 | 1,875 |
| Permitted Numbers and Overcrowding | 21 | 138 |
| Applicants for Housing (Special Cases) | 38—1,672 | 51—2,064 |
| Food Hygiene | ||
| Restaurants and Snack Bars | 352 | 342 |
| Fish Shops | 208 | 193 |
| Butchers' Shops | 325 | 319 |
| Bakehouses | 93 | 61 |
| Ice Cream Premises | 356 | 204 |
| Other Food Shops and Premises | 831 | 693 |
| Food Inspections | 185 | 191 |
| Milk (Special Designations) Registrations | 112—2,462 | 107 —2,110 |
| Factories | ||
| Factories | 194 | 173 |
| Outworkers | 81— 275 | 114— 287 |
| Infestations | ||
| Rat and Mouse | 2,473 | 2,382 |
| Insects | 276—2,749 | 194—2,576 |
| Food and Drugs | ||
| Sampling and in connection therewith | 536— 536 | 483— 483 |
| Shops Acts Visits made | 702— 702 | 685— 685 |
| 13,057 | 12,698 | |