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Barnes 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Table 11.—Showing the Number and Nature of the Inspections
made by the sanitary inspectors during 1946, 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 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 | 6 | - | - | - | - | |
| Milkshops | 14 | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Butchers' Shops | 30 | 85 | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
| Fishmongers and Poulterers | 14 | 61 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| Greengrocers | 39 | 14 | 1 | 1 | - | — | |
| Fried Fish Shops | 4 | 5 | — | — | - | — | |
| Restaurants | 36 | 40 | 1 | 1 | - | — | |
| IceCream Mfrs. | 4 | 9 | — | — | - | — | |
| Other food premises | 41 | 86 | 2 | 2 | - | — | |
| Slaughterhouses | 1 | 16 | — | — | - | — | |
| Bakehouses | 11 | 17 | 3 | 3 | — | ||
| Factories:— | |||||||
| Mechanical | 133 | 37 | 7 | 7 | - | — | |
| Non-mechanic'l | 37 | 13 | — | - | — | ||
| Home-workers | 23 | 2 | — | — | - | — | |
| Schools | 19 | 13 | 1 | 1 | - | — | |
| Public Halls and Cinemas | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | _ | |
| Piggeries and | |||||||
| Stable Yards | 17 | 102 | 2 | 2 | - | — | |
| Public Conveniences | 40 | 99 | 3 | 3 | - | — | |
| Total | 470 | ||||||
| Dwelling-houses (including houses let in lodgings):- | No. of Premises Visited. | ||||||
| (1) House-to-House Inspection | - | ||||||
| (2) Inspected on complaint | 516 | ||||||
| (3) Inspected in course of other work:— | 5220 | 893* | 814 | 38 | 26 | ||
| (a) Housing work, etc | 1876 | ||||||
| (b) For infectious diseases | 133 | ||||||
| Totals | 2525 | 5848 | 921 | 842 | 38 | 26 | |
("Includes 491 notices or certificates issued on request in respect of
defects in dwelling houses).