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 1961
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GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS INSPECTIONS AND RE-VISITS – DWELLINGS:
After complaints | 2,077 | |
After infectious disease | 169 | |
House-to-house, underground rooms and overcrowding | 371 | |
Miscellaneous-unclassified | 147 | 2,764 |
FOOD PREMISES: | ||
Butchers | 469 | |
Fishmongers and Fish Friers | 84 | |
General Provision Shops and Dairies | 245 | |
Ice Cream Vendors | 238 | |
Bakehouses and Factories | 104 | |
Street Traders | 84 | |
Hotels, Restaurants and Dining Rooms | 1,380 | |
Premises in connection with unsound food and food sampling | 236 | |
Unclassified premises | 99 | 2,939 |
FACTORIES AND OUTWORKERS: | ||
Factories other than Food Factories | 480 | |
Outworkers | 8 | 488 |
MISCELLANEOUS: | ||
Animals, poultry and birds and Pet Animals Act, 1951 | 19 | |
Open spaces and highways | 62 | |
Office premises | 23 | |
Merchandise Marks Acts | 52 | |
Premises re Pharmacy and Poisons and Shops Act | 351 | |
Premises re voluntary works | 5,989 | |
Visits to owners, agents and builders' offices | 235 | |
Food Poisoning | 2 | |
Visits to aged and infirm persons | 132 | |
Visits resulting in "no access" | 858 | |
other visits | 1,159 | |
Clean Air Act, 1956 including smoke observations and atmospheric pollution recording | 9,144 | |
Verminous persons | 13 | 18,039 |
PREMISES FOR THE TESTING OF DRAINS BY: | ||
Air | 147 | |
Smoke | 46 | |
Water | 616 | 809 |
Total | 25,039 |