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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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T able 14.—S howing the N umber and N ature of the I nspections made by the sanitary inspectors during 1943, the number of N otices S erved in R espect of D efects found in the C ourse of I nspection, and the N umber of N otices complied with.
| Nature of Inspections. | Number of Premises on Register. | 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 | 3 | 36 | — | — | — | — |
| Milkshops | 13 | 81 | — | — | — | — |
| Butchers' Shops | 31 | 137 | — | — | — | — |
| Fishmongers and Poulterers | 11 | 30 | — | — | — | — |
| Greengrocers | 30 | 44 | — | — | — | — |
| Fried Fish Shops | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| Restaurants | 32 | 41 | — | — | — | — |
| Other food premises | 34 | 74 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Slaughterhouses | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
| Bakehouses | 11 | 53 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Factories:— | ||||||
| Mechanical | 112 | 152 | 9 | 9 | — | — |
| Non-mechanic'l | 23 | 48 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Air Raid Shelters | 113 | 231 | — | — | — | — |
| Home-workers | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Schools | 16 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
| Public Halls and Cinemas | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Servants' Registries | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Piggeries and Stable Yards | 25 | 188 | —_ | — | — | — |
| Public Conveniences | 40 | 146 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Dwelling-houses (including houses let in lodgings) | No. of Premises Visited. | |||||
| (1) House - to-House Inspection | — | 4016 | 665 | 501 | 12 | 11 |
| (2) Inspected on complaint | 1111 | |||||
| (3) Inspected in course of other work:— | ||||||
| (a) Housing work, etc | 533 | |||||
| (b) For infectious diseases | 283 | |||||
| Totals | 1927 | 5343 | 684 | 520 | 12 | 11 |