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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
Barnet 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet UDC]
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Summary of Sanitary Work performed in connection
with Inspection of District.
| Number of | ||
|---|---|---|
| Premises Inspected. | Visits Paid. | |
| Houses— | ||
| Houses inspected in routine | 153 | 243 |
| „ reinspected | 62 | 151 |
| ,, inspected on complaint | 75 | 81 |
| „ „ for special inquiry | 12 | 19 |
| Visits re Infectious Diseases | 54 | 134 |
| Common Lodging Houses inspected | 2 | 14 |
| Common Yards, Courts, and Alleys inspected | numerous | |
| Schools, visits to | 8 | 27 |
| Trade Premises— | ||
| Bakehouses | 9 | 17 |
| Laundries | 4 | 21 |
| Cowsheds | 8 | 25 |
| Milkshops | 9 | 19 |
| Ice Cream Shops | 2 | 5 |
| Food Manufactories | 8 | 19 |
| Slaughter Houses | 5 | 36 |
| Markets | 1 | 10 |
| Other Factories | 6 | 19 |
| „ Workshops and Workplaces | 66 | 76 |
| Visits after serving notice | 381 | 571 |
| „ to works in progress | 263 | 397 |
Remedial Works.
| Houses— | Visits Paid. |
|---|---|
| Houses Disinfected | 54 |
| „ Cleansed | 3 |
| „ Closed | 9 |
| „ Demolished | 11 |
| „ in which overcrowding abated | 9 |
| Walls, damp and defective, remedied | 8 |
| Roof, guttering, or spouting repaired | 29 |
| Windows made to open | 2 |
| Lighting improved | 12 |
| Ventilation improved | 16 |