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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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Only one application for a Certificate of Disrepair was made during
the year. Even with the applications for Cancellation of Certificates
etc. , summarised below, and with fewer enquiries than in previous years,
there is less demand for our services in this branch of the work of the
Department and it is fairly clear that full use was not made of the
provisions of the Act by tenants.
No cases of overcrowding, as defined by the Housing Act, have come to
our notice during the year.
There follows a brief summary of the certificates etc., issued or refused:-
| Applications for Certificates of Disrepair | 1 |
| Landlords' undertakings accepted | 1 |
| Certificates of Disrepair issued | Nil |
| Applications for Cancellation of Certificates | 8 |
| Certificates of Disrepair cancelled | 8 |
| Applications by either Landlord or Tenant for Certificate as to Remedying of Defects. | 4 |
| Certificates as to the Remedying of Defects issued | 4 |
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT. 1956.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE INVESTIGATION AND DISINFECTION.
Investigations have been carried out of the more important cases of
infectious disease listed in the Medical Officer of Health's Report.
Where necessary, premises are disinfected and bedding is taken for
disinfection to the Barnet General Hospital under arrangements made with
the Barnet Group Hospital Management Committee.
One hundred and forty-three library books were disinfected before
return to libraries, a considerable decrease over the previous year.
FOOD PREMISES IN THE DISTRICT.
| Number of Bakers | 8 |
| " " Butchers | 15 |
| " " Cafes, Restaurants, etc | 22 |
| " " Confectioners. | 25 |
| " " Fishmongers | 5 |
| " " Greengrocers | 13 |
| " Grocers | 34 |
| " " Licensed Premises | 28 |
| " " Chemists | 6 |