Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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SANITARY INSPECTION OF AREA.
The following is a list of the number and nature of visits and inspections;
On complaint or general inspection of district 247
Re-inspection of houses and visits to works in progress 1065
Visits to houses on notification of infectious disease 49
Disinfections after infectious diseases etc 26
Visits res revision of Tuberculosis Register 402
Visits and inspections under Petroleum Acts 49
Visits to factories 39
Visits to Outworkers' premises 15
Visits to dairies, cowsheds and milkshops 28
Visits to food manufactories, cafes etc 138
Visits to public halls, cinemas etc 10
Visits re: Overcrowding Survey 145
"Permitted Number" Certificates issued under Housing Act, 1936 135
Visits re: Civil Building Licences 11
Visits to inspect meat and other foods 94
Visits to Schools 19
Visits re; pollution of watercourses 75
Visits to Tents, Caravans and Sheds 39
Visits under Shops Act 179
Visits re: Animals etc,, improperly kept 75
Visits re: Rodent Infestations 73
Visits re: other infestations 36
Miscellaneous visits 104
NUMBER OF NOTICES SERVED DURING YEAR.
Number of Informal Notices 203
Number of Formal Notices 30
Informal Notices complied with 165
Statutory Notices complied with 25
SANITARY WORK AND REPAIRS.
The following is a list of repairs effected as a result of informal and formal
notices served;
Roofs repaired and made weatherproof 43
Gutters, Doi"nspouts repaired or renewed 29
Exterior brickwork repaired or repointed 12
Walls, dampness remedied 53
Chimney stacks and pots repaired or renewed 8
Yard surfaces repaired or repaved 2
Ceilings repaired or renewed 67
Wall plaster repaired or renewed 54
Walls and ceilings cleansed and decorated 104
Floors repaired or renewed 18
Sub-floor ventilation rectified 9
Doors and frames repaired or renewed 27
Windows repaired 86
Stair treads and balusters repaired 7
Fireplaces repaired or renewed 14
Coppers repaired or renewed 3