London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hornsey 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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INSPECTIONS BY SANITARY INSPECTORS
| 1st Inspections | Re-inspections | |
|---|---|---|
| Food | ||
| Food Premises (See table on page 39) | 663 | 546 |
| Registration of Hawkers | 38 | 9 |
| Milk Sampling | 74 | . |
| Ice Cream Sampling | 24 | . |
| Infectious Diseases | ||
| Notifiable Infectious Diseases | 391 | 36 |
| Food Poisoning | 8 | 11 |
| Small Pox contacts | 16 | 10 |
| Public Health Inspections | ||
| Complaints | 1,450 | 4,342 |
| Drainage | 224 | 509 |
| Water Tests applied | 35 | . |
| Smoke and Chemical Tests | 91 | . |
| Rodent Control | 189 | 78 |
| Survey (Permitted numbers) | 183 | . |
| Overcrowding conditions | 5 | . |
| Factories | 299 | 37 |
| Outworkers | 379 | 2 |
| Renewal of Music and Dancing Licences | 20 | 4 |
| Moselle Pollution | 12 | 61 |
| Smoke observations | 83 | . |
| Stables and Urinals | 5 | . |
| Verminous conditions | 25 | . |
| Pests | 46 | 7 |
| Rag, Flock, etc., Act, 1951 | 4 | . |
| Street Traders | 1 | . |
| Pet Animals Act, 1951 | 8 | . |
| Massage and Special Treatment | 4 | . |
| Rent Restrictions Act | 2 | . |
| Underground Rooms—Housing Act | 1 | . |
| Campsbourne Survey—Stage 3 | 56 | . |
| Offices | 1 | . |
| Other reasons | 437 | 3 |
| Shops Inspections | ||
| General Inspections | 1,218 | 562 |
| Sunday Trading | 368 | . |
| Others | ||
| Petroleum Stores | 155 | 13 |
| Moselle Sewer Samples | 2 | . |
| 6,517 | 6,230 | |
| TOTAL VISITS | 12,747 | |