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 Woolwich]
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Clerk for legal proceedings. In 1923, the corresponding
figure was 165. The Town Clerk followed his usual procedure
of writing a letter reminding the owner that he was in default
in not complying with the notice, and requesting his attention
forthwith and stating that, in the event of his continued
neglect to the terms of the notice, a summons would be issued.
It was found necessary to issue 16 summonses (39 in 1923),
the details of which are set out in tabular form in Table No. 64.
TABLE No. 62.
Premises Inspected. | Total. |
---|---|
Milkshops | 257 |
Bakehouses | 199 |
Cowhouses | 55 |
Ice-cream premises | 796 |
Slaughterhouses | 32 |
Fried Fish Shops | 353 |
Premises where Food is Prepared (other than above) | 503 |
Shops and Markets re Food (estimated) | 2,514 |
Factories, Workshops, Workplaces | 912 |
Outworkers' Premises | 916 |
Homes re Verminous Cases | 236 |
Homes re Scabies Cases | 47 |
Women's Lavatories | 198 |
Smoke Observations | 10 |
Tents and Vans | 24 |
Urinals accessible to the Public | 229 |
Animals so kept as to be a Nuisance | 26 |
Housing Survey—Houses Inspected | 3,453 |
Do. Number of following up primary visits | 1,784 |
Complaints Investigated | 1,624 |
Enquiries re Notified Infectious Diseases | 997 |
School Reports | 267 |