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
Willesden 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 29
Notices served under Public Health Act, 1936 and Housing Act, 1957
| 1959 | 1958 | |
|---|---|---|
| Intimation notices served | 900 | 1,140 |
| Intimation notices complied with | 886 | 1,179 |
| Statutory notices served (Public Health Act, 1936) | 1,050 | 1,062 |
| Statutory notices complied with (Public Health Act, 1936) | 902 | 1,041 |
| Statutory notices served (Housing Act, 1957) | 5 | 10 |
| Statutory notices complied with (Housing Act, 1957) | 6 | 17 |
| Non-compliance with statutory notices referred to Town Clerk (Public Health Act, 1936, Sec. 93) | 1 | †165 |
| Referred to the Borough Engineer for work to be carried out in default of owners | 151 | *219 |
| *82 work done by Borough Engineer. | ||
| †Details of cases referred to the Town Clerk during year: — | ||
| Work carried out | 93 | 72 |
| Work in hand | — | 1 |
| Court orders obtained | 13 | 39 |
| Summons withdrawn—notices complied with | 22 | 36 |
| Notices withdrawn | 7 | 9 |
| Proceedings pending | — | 8 |
| Total | 135 | 165 |
Table 30
Inspections carried out under Public Health Act, 1936, Housing Act, 1957, Rent Act, 1957, Clean Air Act, 1956, Infectious Diseases and Miscellaneous Inspections
| Public Health Act | |
|---|---|
| Dwelling houses inspected | 2,733 |
| Dwelling houses re-inspected | 8,184 |
| Other visits | 1,254 |
| Dwelling houses wholly inspected | 1,582 |
| Dwelling houses partly inspected | 191 |
| Dwelling houses re-inspected | 216 |
| Underground rooms inspected | 4 |
| Overcrowding visits | 33 |
| Improvement grant inspections | 73 |
| Other visits | 1,471 |
| Dwelling houses inspected | 80 |
| Dwelling houses re-inspeoted | 199 |
| Other visits | 91 |
| Boiler plant inspections | 55 |
| Boiler plant re-inspections | 63 |
| Premises inspected (S.C.A.) | 3,462 |
| Premises re-inspected (S.C.A.) | 489 |
| Smoke observations | 360 |
| Premises inspected | 5 |
| Visits re samples | 10 |
| Infectious disease enquiries | 778 |
| Food poisoning enquiries | 115 |
| Polio virus survey visits | 277 |
| Massage establishments inspections | 26 |
| Cinemas, dance halls, schools, etc., inspected | 65 |
| Noise nuisance investigations | 166 |
| Visits re unsound food | 139 |
| AH other visits | 1,461 |
| 23,582 |