London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Stepney 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table 5.

SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS, VISITS AND ACTION TAKEN BY DISTRICT SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR.

Complaints10,127
Drainage7,432
House-to-House43
Houses-let-in-Lodgings795
Infectious Diseases and Cohtacts381
Common Lodging Houses103
Seamen's Lodging Houses65
Markets (Week-end)35
Offensive Trades334
Pharmacy and Poisons Acts, 1933216
Rent Restrictions Acts340
Shops Act, 1950681
Smoke Nuisances - observations228
Essentiality Certificates and Building Licences - Surveys776
Defence Regulation 68 C .A.87
Factories Mechanical1,946
Non-mechanical333
Other4
Outworkers premises142
Workplaces96
Miscellaneous visits and inspections10,828
Revisits15,162
Total Visits and Inspections50,154
Intimation Notices served:
On County and Borough Council Housing Departments573
On Owners4,767
Statutory Notices served1,499
Legal proceedings taken108

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