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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
Hampstead 1920
Report for the year 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Cleansing—
Number of adults cleansed 26
„ of children cleansed or re-cleansed 1525
,, of rooms or premises cleansed 42
Water supply to tenement houses—
Number of houses dealt with 86
,, of tenements supplied 143
,, of prosecutions —
Bakehouses— Factories. Workshops.
Number on Register 21 (12 under- 18 (8 underground)
ground)
„ of Inspections 48 38
,, of Notices — —
,, of Prosecutions — —
Sale of Food, &c.—
Milkshops.
Ice-cream.
Premises.
Restaurant
Kitchens.
Slaughter-houses.
Cowsheds.
Fried Fish Shops.
Offensive Trades.
Other
Food Premises
Number on Register
85
72
63
4
nil.
9
nil.
515
„ of Inspections
260
118
202
24
36
1545
„ of Notices
8
8
7
—
—
25
„ of Prosecutions
—
—
—
—
—
—
Disinfection Shelter -
Number of persons accommodated —
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts—
Number of houses for which certificates asked 2
,, of dwellings contained therein 6
„ of houses certified —
,, of dwellings contained therein —
Public Mortuary—
Number of bodies admitted 54
Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts—
Number of certificates applied for 29
„ „ issued 24