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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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The following table shows the nature and number of the complaints in which action was taken:-
| Nature of Complaints | No. |
|---|---|
| Defective drains. | 6 |
| Dilapidated paving of yards. | 7 |
| Absence of paving. | 4 |
| Defective and obsolete Water-Closet Cisterns. | 11 |
| Non-removal of House Refuse. | 7 |
| Offensive Accumulations. | 13 |
| Nuisance from smoke. | 2 |
| Houses not provided with dust receptacle. | 8 |
| Damp Walls. | 4 |
| Defective Roofs. | 9 |
| Insanitary condition of premises. | 4 |
| Fowls improperly kept. | 5 |
| Miscellaneous. | 9 |
| Total. | 89 |
CARAVANS USED AS DWELLINGS.
The Caravans which entered the District to attend Barnet Fair
were for the most part inspected as in former years, in order to see
that they were kept in a cleanly state and that no illness existed
Amongst the inmates which might be of an infectious character.
It is essential to keep a strict look out on these caravan
dwellers, because living as they do, a nomad life, they are sometimes
the medium of the spread of infectious diseases from one town to
another.
I am glad to say there was no evidence of any illness of an
infectious character during the present year.
The necessary temporary sanitary accommodation was enforced in
different sections of the Fair for the use of the Caravaners and
this was supplemented for the general Public by temporary erections
at the foot of Barnet Hill by the Bast Barnet Valley Council and at
the Station by the Railway Company.
An early morning collection was made of all refuse, fish shells
&c:.