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
Barnet 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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| Visits re: Tents, Caravans and Sheds | 64 |
| Visits re: Shops Acts | 67 |
| Visits re: keeping of animals | 13 |
| Visits re: rodent infestations | 1,674 |
| Visits re: other infestations | 422 |
| Miscellaneous visits | 145 |
NIE33ER OF NOTICES SERVED DURING Y&SL.
| Number of Informal Notices | 78 |
| Number of Statutory Notices | 28 |
| Informal Notices complied with | 66 |
| Statutory Notices complied with | 16 |
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 | 14 |
| Gutters, downspouts repaired and renewed | 16 |
| Exterior brickwork repaired or repointed | 6 |
| Walls, dampness remedied | 15 |
| Chimney stacks and pots repaired or renewed | 2 |
| Yard surfaces repaired or repaved | 2 |
| Ceilings repaired or renewed | 10 |
| Wall plaster repaired or renewed | 9 |
| Walls and ceilings cleansed and decorated | 16 |
| Floors repaired or renewed | 6 |
| Doors and frames repaired or renewed | 4 |
| Windows repaired | 27 |
| Fireplaces repaired or renewed | 11 |
| Drains and sewage disposal plants cleared | 22 |
| Drains and sewage disposal plants repaired or reconstructed. | 23 |
| Inspection chambers repaired or reconstructed. | 12 |
| Soil or vent pipes repaired or renewed | 1 |
| Gullies, channels and fenders repaired or renewed | 5 |
| Water Closet pans, fittings, repaired or renewed | 3 |
| Storage cisterns, cleaned, repaired or renewed | 1 |
| Accumulations removed | 6 |
In addition three cesspools were abolished and replaced by two modern
sewage disposal plants following service of notices.
HOUSING-.
During the year, four Demolition Orders and one Closing Order were
made but demolitions under these Orders had not taken place by the end of
the year.
The occupiers were rehoused from six houses two of which were the
subject of Demolition Orders made in previous years. The moving of
these families provided vacant possession of a terrace of four houses and