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 1962
[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 | 1961 | 1962 |
|---|---|---|
| Nuisances and Sanitary Defects | 3,201 | 3,484 |
| Infectious Diseases | 631 | 245 |
| Schools | 40 | 32 |
| Brooks and Streams | 14 | 16 |
| Verminous Premises | - | 6 |
| Hairdressers and Barbers | 36—3,922 | 41—3,824 |
| HOUSING | ||
| Housing Act, 1936, Part 2 | 1,416 | 973 |
| Permitted Numbers and Overcrowding | 91 | 67 |
| Applicants for Housing | 115—1,622 | 536—1,576 |
| FOOD HYGIENE | ||
| Restaurants and Snack Bars | 421 | 411 |
| Fish Shops | 132 | 137 |
| Butchers' Shops | 315 | 308 |
| Bakehouses | 41 | 60 |
| Ice Cream Premises | 253 | 267 |
| Other Food Shops and Premises | 804 | 799 |
| Food Inspections | 192 | 209 |
| Milk (Special Designations) Registrations | 31—2,189 | 25—2,216 |
| FACTORIES | ||
| Factories | 187 | 193 |
| Outworkers | 42—229 | 49—242 |
| INFESTATIONS | ||
| Rat and Mouse | 2,410 | 1,885 |
| Insects | 348—2,758 | 350—2,235 |
| FOOD AND DRUGS | ||
| Sampling and in connection therewith | 312—312 | 297—297 |
| SHOPS ACTS | ||
| Visits made | 519—519 | 728—728 |
| CLEAN AIR ACT | ||
| Visits made | 3,491—3,491 | 4,319—4,319 |
| 15,042 | 15,437 |