London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Hammersmith 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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Notices.—The following table shows the number of Preliminary Notices served and complied with during the year:-

Notices Served.Notices complied with.
Infectious Diseases1816
Complaints1,4941,399
House to House-22
Housing Act2748
Food (other than Restaurants)65
Restaurants, &c.21
Bakehouses65
Milk Vendors--
Factories (Mechanical)64
Factories (Non-Mechanical)1412
Outworkers22
Public Urinals2-
Smoke Observations--
Drainage1729
Miscellaneous276
Re-visits514663
Common Lodging Houses ...412
Child Life Protection11
Shops Act. 1934233
Women's Hostels--
Poultry, Slaughterhouse--
Total2,1632,228

During the year 603 Statutory Notices were served and
497 complied with.

SUMMONSES—YEAR 1940. The following table shows the number of proceedings instituted during the year:

Public Health (London) Act, 198645
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 19281
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 19872
Housing Act, 198612
London County Council Drainage Bye-laws3
Food and Drugs Act, 19385