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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

Harrow 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]

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30
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT
AND
THE INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
Statistical Summary
PART I.
Inspections Made and Conditions Found.
HOUSING.

Table: Inspection of Houses.Visits.

Inspection of Houses.

Visits.

(i) On complaint of dampness or other housing defects1,485
(ii) On complaint of other nuisances413
(iii) Routine inspections406
(iv) Revisits arising from defects found8,669
(v) Surveys under S. 157, Housing Act, 1936819
Conditions Found.
(i) Number of dwellings or other premises visited as a result of (i), (ii) and (iii) where defects were found1,798
(ii) Number of cases of overcrowding revealed178

Table: PUBLIC HEALTH.

PUBLIC HEALTH.

Inspection of Other Premises.
(i) On complaint or request158
(ii) Routine inspections of premises396
(iii) Revisits arising from defects found724
(iv) Surveys arising from Rat complaints1,023
(v) Inspection of Factories663
(vi) Inspection of Workplaces75
(vii) Inspection of Outworkers' Premises319
(viii) Inspection of Cinemas and Places of Entertainment41
(ix) Inspection of Licensed Premises53
(x) Visits under Shops Acts1,286
(xi) Evening observations under Shops Acts37
(xii) Sunday observations—Shops Acts16
(xiii) Observations made for Smoke Nuisances15
Conditions Found.
(i) Premises visited as a result of (i) and (ii) where defects or unsatisfactory conditions were found148
(ii) Number of premises where action taken by Council's Rodent Operative to deal with rats—see (iv) above926
(iii) Number of Factories, Workplaces and/or Outworkers' premises where defects or contraventions were found —see (v), (vi) and (vii) above124