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
Wood Green 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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" reasonably fit for habitation," and among the reports of Health
Officers now appear such items as " windows made to open" etc.
The next advance, I trust, will be still more directly concerned
with the occupiers of the houses that " the windows made to open '*
shall be opened, and that houses made " reasonably fit for habitation "
shall be kept so. It has always appeared to me to be somewhat
unfair to be able to deal with the owner of property without being
able to bring home to the occupier his (or her) responsibility.
Number of Houses inspected under the Housing and
| Town Planning Act | 289 |
| Number of Visits to Bakehouses | 67 |
| ,, „ Slaughterhouses | 305 |
| ,, „ Cowsheds | 16 |
| ,, „ Milkshops | 177 |
| „ ,, Ice Cream Dealers | 73 |
| „ ,, Butchers, Fruiterers, etc | 551 |
| ,, „ Workshops and Workplaces | 247 |
| ,, „ Outworkers | 183 |
| „ ,, Infectious cases | 304 |
| „ ,, Suspicious cases (from Education Dept.) | 261 |
| ,, „ Tuberculosis Cases | 209 |
| ,, „ Verminous Cases | 31 |
| „ ,, Dust Vans | 2057 |
| ,, „ Petrol Stores | 48 |
| , ,, Births | 1196 |
| Re-visits | 1009 |
| 7423 | |
| Re-inspections | 3598 |
| Total | 10712 |