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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]
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TABLE 1
Table of Visits and Inspections made during the Year
| PUBLIC HEALTH | 1960 | 1961 |
|---|---|---|
| Nuisances and Sanitary Defects | 2,873 | 3,201 |
| Infectious Diseases | 254 | 631 |
| Schools | 39 | 40 |
| Brooks and Streams | 14 | 14 |
| Verminous Premises | — | — |
| Hairdresser and Barbers | 23—3,203 | 36—3,922 |
| HOUSING | ||
| Housing Act, 1936, Part 2 | 1,205 | 1,416 |
| Permitted Numbers and Overcrowding | 132 | 91 |
| Applicants for Housing (Special Cases) | 105—1,442 | 115—1,622 |
| FOOD HYGIENE | ||
| Restaurants and Snack Bars | 397 | 421 |
| Fish Shops | 129 | 132 |
| Butchers' Shops | 319 | 315 |
| Bakehouses | 37 | 41 |
| Ice Cream Premises | 238 | 253 |
| Other Food Shops and Premises | 725 | 804 |
| Food Inspections | 201 | 192 |
| Milk (Special Designations) Registrations | 48—2,094 | 31—2,189 |
| FACTORIES | ||
| Factories | 162 | 187 |
| Outworkers | 36—196 | 42—229 |
| INFESTATIONS | ||
| Rat and Mouse | 2,699 | 2,410 |
| Insects | 453—3,102 | 348—2,758 |
| FOOD AND DRUGS | ||
| Sampling and in connection therewith | 287—287 | 312—312 |
| SHOPS ACTS | ||
| Visits made | 521—521 | 519—519 |
| CLEAN AIR ACT | ||
| Visits made | 2,672—2,672 | 3,491—3,491 |
| 13,517 | 15,042 |
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