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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
Barnes 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Table 14.—Showing the Number and Nature of the Inspections made by the sanitary inspectors during 1940, the number of Notices Served in Respect of Defects found in the Course of Inspection, and the Number of Notices complied with.
| Nature of Inspections. | Number of Premises Visited. | Number of Visits of Inspection and Re-inspection | Action taken in respect of defective conditions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Informal Notices. | Statutory Notices | |||||||
| Number issued. | Complied with. | Number issued. | Complied with. | |||||
| Dairies | 4 | 8 | - | — | — | — | ||
| Milkshops | 41 | 42 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Butchers' Shops | 33 | 212 | 5 | 5 | — | — | ||
| Fishmongers and Poulterers | 18 | 18 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Greengrocers | 37 | 87 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||
| Cooked-provision shops | 30 | 108 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Ice-cream shops | 45 | 50 | - | — | — | — | ||
| Restaurants | 27 | 38 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||
| Fried-fish shops | 3 | 17 | - | — | — | — | ||
| Slaughterhouses | 1 | 11 | - | — | — | — | ||
| Bakehouses | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | — | — | ||
| Factories:— | ||||||||
| Mechanical | 93 | 73 | 3 | 3 | — | — | ||
| Non-mechanic'l | 42 | 48 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Workplaces | 35 | 73 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Home-workers | 9 | 19 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Schools | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Public Halls and Cinemas | 3 | 3 | - | - | — | — | ||
| Servants' Registries | 4 | 4 | - | - | — | — | ||
| Stable Yards | 22 | 40 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Public Conveniences | 40 | 35 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Dwelling-houses (including houses let in lodgings):- | ||||||||
| (1) House - to-House Inspection | - | 1284 | 125 | 124 | 1 | 1 | ||
| (2) Inspected on complaint | 184 | |||||||
| (3) Inspected in course of other work:— | ||||||||
| (a) Housing work, etc | 213 | |||||||
| (b) For infectious diseases | 31 | |||||||
| Totals | 926 | 2184 | 137 | 136 | 1 | 1 | ||
Number of visits made by Sanitary Inspectors' Assistant —
For purpose of drain-testing 31