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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

Ruislip-Northwood 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]

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Table: SANITARY INSPECTION OF DISTRICT.

SANITARY INSPECTION OF DISTRICT.

Premises InspectedTotal Visits.
Public Health Acts.
Houses inspected for nuisances122493
Verminous premises44215
Caravans23
Ponds, ditches, watercourses, insects etc.1524
Animals, pigs, poultry etc.1853
Yards, passages and footpaths179185
Other nuisances107179
Water supplies510
Drainage inspected or tested713966
Infectious disease general enquiries-773
Hospital discharges-179
Military billets1010
Schools2324
Camping sites413
Rats & Mice Destruction Act.
Premises visited by Sanitary Inspectors200237
Housing Acts.
Houses inspected etc.317709
Pood & Drugs Act.
Poodshops and cafes2627
Bakehouses1313
Unsound food179294
Pish shops1119
Cowsheds and Dairies1618
Milk vehicles1212
Slaughtering79
Milk Sampling3537
ShOTDS Acts.
Premises visited11
Factory Acts.
Premises visited94134
Outworkers visited*—3
/ Petroleum Acts.
Premises visited2147
Council Houses
Houses inspected95155
Requisitioned Houses.
Houses visited1627
Civil Defence
Food decontamination-44
Liaison—21
Casualty Services-1
Wardens' Posts-1
Shelters12
Miscellaneous-341
Premises disinfected190
Bedding & Clothing steam disinfected140
Informal action795
Nuisances abated656

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