Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTION
A summary of the inspections and visits carried out during the
year by the staff of the Environmental Health Section in given in
Table 6
TABLE 6
Primary Visits | Revisits | Totals | |
---|---|---|---|
To investigate complaints | 7,604 | 7,837 | 15,441 |
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act | 2,647 | 3,717 | 6,364 |
Infectious disease enquiries | 1,065 | 172 | 1,237 |
Factories Act | 278 | — | 278 |
Hairdressing establishments | 386 | 68 | 454 |
Outworkers | 58 | — | 58 |
Housing clearance area schemes | 341 | 138 | 479 |
Individual unfit properties | 93 | 225 | 318 |
Housing reports | 285 | — | 285 |
Housing Act 1969 (qualification certificates) | 1,528 | 667 | 2,195 |
Houses in multiple occupation | 5,790 | 10,755 | 16,545 |
Improvement grants | 873 | 28 | 901 |
Housing Act 1957 (permitted numbers) | 458 | 14 | 472 |
Housing Associations (conversions) | 96 | 1 | 97 |
Long-stay immigrants | 421 | 101 | 522 |
New drainage | 662 | 9,097 | 9,759 |
Smoke control orders | 8,911 | 900 | 9,811 |
Food premises | 1,750 | 6,734 | 8,484 |
Markets, stalls and delivery vehicles | 162 | 135 | 297 |
Food sampling | 467 | 20 | 487 |
Pharmacy and Poisons Act | 9 | 134 | 143 |
Caravan sites | 6 | 138 | 144 |
Animal boarding establishments | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Riding establishments | 3 | 18 | 21 |
Pet shops | 31 | 84 | 115 |
Rodent control | 3,408 | 6,381 | 9,789 |
Disinfestation | 562 | — | 562 |
Disinfection | 347 | — | 347 |
Incontinent laundry service | 121 | 4,618 | 4,739 |
Others | 11,084 | 1,657 | 12,741 |
Totals | 49,448 | 53,641 | 103,089 |
Table 7 gives details of the sanitary operations carried out
during the year.