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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
Holborn 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Sanitary Inspection of the District, including Premises and Occupations which can be
controlled by By-Laws and Regulations
In addition to my inspections, the Sanitary Inspectors made 20,904 various
inspections and visits as set out in the following table One inspection frequently
covers a number of different sanitary matters
Sanitary Inspectors' and Health Visitors' Work Year, 1934.
| Mr. Bennett | Mr. Clark | Mr. Larard | Miss Charlesworth | Miss Stockwell | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complaints received | 46 | 32 | 27 | ... | ... | 105 |
| Do. found to be justified | 46 | 32 | 27 | ... | ... | 105 |
| Inspection of Houses— | ||||||
| Dwelling-houses | 143 | 418 | 169 | ... | ... | 730 |
| Houses let in lodgings | 340 | 285 | 125 | 28 | ... | 778 |
| Common lodging-houses | 23 | 12 | 14 | 6 | ... | 54 |
| Drains tested | 21 | 36 | 31 | ... | ... | 88 |
| 618 | 640 | 51 | ... | ... | 1,308 | |
| New buildings | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Factories — | ||||||
| Bakehouses | 10 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 23 |
| Food preparation (other than above) | 1 | ... | 83 | ... | ... | 84 |
| Other | 33 | 40 | 241 | 3 | ... | 317 |
| Workshops and workplaces - | ||||||
| Food premises: Dairies and Milk shops | 94 | 86 | 94 | ... | ... | 274 |
| Ice Cream, Manufacture | ... | 16 | 32 | ... | ... | 48 |
| Do. Storage or Sale | 33 | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | 47 |
| Slaughter-houses | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 10 |
| Hotels and Restaurants | 120 | 104 | 227 | ... | ... | 451 |
| Butchers | 281 | 9 | 281 | ... | ... | 571 |
| Bakehouses | 13 | 9 | 6 | ... | ... | 28 |
| Fish shops † | 7 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | 18 |
| Fried Fish shops | 234 | 16 | 12 | ... | ... | 262 |
| Market Streets | 327 | 88 | 680 | ... | ... | 1,095 |
| Licensed Premises | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Other food shops | 161 | 55 | 49 | ... | ... | 265 |
| Merchandise Marks Act, 1926. | 307 | 211 | 105 | ... | ... | 703 |
| Other workshops | 75 | 94 | 271 | 37 | ... | 477 |
| Other workplaces | 58 | 85 | 81 | 4 | ... | 228 |
| Outworkers' Registers | 16 | 45 | 44 | ... | ... | 105 |
| Stables and Stable yards | 6 | 35 | ... | ... | ... | 41 |
| Hag and Bone shops | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 12 |
| Outworkers' rooms * | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Offices | 14 | 3 | 20 | ... | ... | 37 |
| Miscellaneous — | ||||||
| Black smoke | 10 | 47 | 99 | ... | ... | 156 |
| Dust, Special Inspections | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 | 114 | 174 | 78 | ... | ... | 366 |
| Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act. 1928 (sampling) | 193 | 196 | 209 | ... | ... | 598 |
| Demolition of Buildings | 7 | 12 | 5 | ... | ... | 24 |
| Other Inspections | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Keeping of Animals | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Periodical Inspections: Includes W.C. and yards, dustbins, especially houses let in lodgings, and other similar dwellings | 1,227 | 1,676 | 2,535 | ... | ... | 5,438 |
| In-pections carried forward | 4,677 | 4,449 | 5,546 | 80 | 6 | 14,658 |
*All outworkers' rooms in houses let in lodgings (these comprise the large majority),have
been inspected but the visits have been counted under inspections of houses let in lodgings
+ The fish shops are also inspected in connection with daily inspections of market streets, or
weekly pjriodical inspections