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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 1947
[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 1947, the number of
Notices Served in Respect of Defects found in the Course of
| 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. | Executed in default | |||
| Dairies | 3 | 15 | — | - | — | - | - |
| Milkshops | 14 | 19 | — | — | — | — | - |
| Butchers' Shops | 30 | 56 | — | — | — | — | - |
| Fishmongers and Poulterers | 14 | 25 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Greengrocers | 38 | 19 | — | — | — | — | - |
| Fried Fish Shops | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | - |
| Restaurants | 39 | 62 | — | — | - | ||
| Ice Cream:— | |||||||
| 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | - | |
| 57 | 49 | — | — | — | — | - | |
| Other Food Premises | 51 | 205 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Slaughterhouses | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | - |
| Bakehouses | 11 | 22 | — | — | — | — | - |
| Factories:— | |||||||
| Mechanical | 142 | 66 | 4 | 4 | — | — | - |
| Non-mechanic'l | 15 | — | — | — | — | - | |
| Home-workers | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Schools | 21 | — | — | - | |||
| Public Halls and Cinemas | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Piggeries and Stable Yards | 17 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Conveniences | 40 | 55 | — | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 587 | ||||||
| Dwelling-houses (including houses let in lodgings) | No. of Premises Visited. | ||||||
| (1) House - to-House Inspection | - | ||||||
| (2) Inspected on complaint | 984 | ||||||
| (3) Inspected in course of other work:— | 2573 | 397 | 70 | ||||
| (a) Housing work, etc | 432 | ||||||
| (b) For infectious diseases | 5 | ||||||
| Totals | 1421 | 3277 | 405 | 293 | 92 | 70 | |