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
Barnes 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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| Nature of Inspections. | Number of Premises Visited. | Number of Visits of Inspection and Reinspection. | Action taken in respect of defective conditions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Informal Notices. | Statutory Notices. | |||||
| Number issued. | Complied with. | Number issued. | Complied with. | |||
| Milkshops | 24 | 52 | 4 | 4 | - | — |
| Butchers' Shops | 32 | 217 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Fishmongers and Poulterers | 13 | 18 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Greengrocers | 29 | 45 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Cooked-provision shops | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Ice-cream shops | 35 | 35 | 10 | 10 | — | — |
| Restaurants | 18 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Fried-flish Shops | 5 | 48 | — | — | — | — |
| Slaughter-houses | 1 | 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Bakehouses | 15 | 31 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Factories | 3 | 40 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Workshops | 97 | 125 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Workplaces | 33 | 87 | — | — | — | — |
| Home-workers | 17 | 54 | — | — | — | — |
| Schools | 32 | 61 | — | — | — | — |
| Places of Amusement | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| Van Dwellers | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | - |
| Servants' Registries | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Marine Stores | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | - |
| Stable Yards | 35 | 306 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Public Conveniences | 35 | 73 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Dwelling - houses (including houses let in lodgings):— | ||||||
| (1) House-to-House Inspection | 124 | 4269 | 648 | 570 | 40 | 15 |
| (2) Inspected on complaint | 280 | |||||
| (3) Inspected in course of other work:— | ||||||
| (a) Housing work, etc. | 473 | |||||
| (b) For infectious Diseases | 202 | |||||
| Totals | 1529 | 5558 | 691 | 613 | 41 | 16 |