Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1959
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SANITARY ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOROUGH
SUMMARY OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS
DURING THE YEAR 1959.
Number of complaints received during the year | 821 | |
INSPECTIONS AND RE-VISITS. DWELLINGS: | ||
Inspections after complaints | 2,430 | |
Inspections after infectious disease | 813 | |
House-to-House inspections | 438 | |
Underground Rooms | 155 | |
Overcrowding and "Permitted Numbers" | 126 | |
Other Visits | 42 | 4,011 |
FOOD PREMISES: | ||
Butchers | 281 | |
Fishmongers and Fish Friers | 77 | |
Genera1 Provision Shops | 21 | |
Dairies | 161 | |
Ice Cream Vendors | 230 | |
Ice Cream Manufacturers | 9 | |
Bakehouses | 48 | |
Street Stalls and Barrows | 80 | |
Food Factories (Mechanical) | 14 | |
Food Factories (Non-mechanical) | 1 | |
Hotels, Restaurants and Dining Rooms | 1,065 | |
Premises in connection with -unsound food | 154 | |
Premises in connection with food sampling | 206 | |
Other food premises | 153 | 2,505 |
FACTORIES AND OUTWORKERS: | ||
Factories other than Food Factories (Mechanical) | 294 | |
Factories other than Food Factories (Non-mechanical) | 115 | |
Outworkers | 26 | 435 |
DRAINAGES | ||
Drains tested: (a) by water | 657 | |
(b) by smoke | 103 | |
(c) by air | 130 | 890 |
Carried forward | 7,8U |