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
West Ham 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Summary of Work of Sanitary Inspectors.
| Houses visited in connection with Infectious Diseases | 2444 |
| Houses, Factories, and any other premises visited in connection with smallpox | 13895 |
| Visits to Factories | 409 |
| ,, Workshops | 689 |
| ,, Outworkers | 475 |
| ,, Bakehouses | 300 |
| ,, Dairies | 552 |
| ,, Common Lodging Houses | 64 |
| ,, Houses Let in Lodgings | 1 |
| ,, Cellar Dwellings, Underground Rooms, etc. | 11 |
| ,, Slaughterhouses | 80 |
| ,, Fish Friers | 139 |
| ,, Knackers' Yards | 15 |
| ,, Cafe and Restaurant Kitchens, etc., P.H.A. 1925 | 557 |
| ,, Ice Cream Makers or Dealers, W.H.C.A. | 452 |
| ,, Other Food Purveyors | 3585 |
| Visits re Burial Act 1857, Section 25, Exhumation of Human Remains | 1 |
| ,, Private Houses to investigate complaints | 6265 |
| ,, Offensive Trades | 155 |
| ,, Other Noxious Trades | 102 |
| ,, Canal Boats | 1 |
| ,, Imported Food (Labelling) Order, 1921 | 225 |
| ,, Drainage Inspections | 5076 |
| ,, Rats and Mice Destruction Act | 73 |
| ,, Increase of Rent Restriction, etc., Acts | 5 |
| ,, Bye-Laws—Tents, Vans, Sheds | 20 |
| Houses Inspected under the Housing Act, 1930 | 1926 |
| Other Houses Inspected—House-to-House | 2738 |
| Smoke Observations—half-hour | 41 |
| Visits to Factories re Smoke | 127 |
| ,, ,, Steam Whistles Act, 1872 | 2 |
| Visits to Places of Public Amusement, Theatres, Music Halls, Cinemas, etc. | 144 |
| Other Visits | 1165 |
| Re-inspections | 30659 |
| Total Visits | 72,422 |