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 Hendon]
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Inspections made
7326
Re-inspections after order or notice | 12027 |
Complaints received and investigated | 1729 |
Nuisances discovered and dealt with | 2654 |
Visits paid to Infected Houses | 535 |
Infected rooms disinfected | 572 |
Cesspools emptied | 160 |
Informal or cautionary | 1018 |
Complied with | 965 |
Outstanding 1948 | 53 |
Applied for | 432 |
Served under Public Health Acts, etc. | 198 |
Outstanding 1947 | 67 |
Complied with | 175 |
Outstanding 1948 | 90 |
In 4 eases authority was given for legal proceedings to be
taken for non-compliance with Abatement Notices.
DISINFESTATION:
Treatment of Verminous Houses.
Thirty-eight houses were successfully treated.
Privately-owned 32
Council houses 6
Inspections were made of furniture and bedding and
rooms in the occupation of tenants before their removal into
Council houses and disinfestation was performed where
necessary.
Work of disinfestation is done by the Local Authority and
where verminous conditions were discovered, these cases were
followed up after removal.