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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

Wandsworth 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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26
PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTION
Work of the Public Health Inspectors

Table: A summary of the inspections carried out during the year is given in Table 1.TABLE 1

A summary of the inspections carried out during the year is given in Table 1.

TABLE 1

InspectionsRe- InspectionsTotal
To investigate complaints5,70812,78418,492
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act6203861,006
Infectious Diseases1,8201,1142,934
Factories Act972—972
Housing Clearance Area Scheme25—25
Housing Reports1,116—1,116
Hairdressers376—376
Other inspections9,9316,46216,393
Totals20,56820,74641,314

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Table 2 gives details of the sanitary operations carried out in the
Borough during the year.