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 Fulham]
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Sanitary Inspection of the District.
The ultimate object of sanitary inspection is to
promote the health of the inhabitants of the district and
to lower the death-rate.
The duties of a sanitary inspector are of a very
varied character but are mainly in connection with housing,
drainage, inspection of food, food premises, workshops,
and work-places, and other places where work is
done for profit. The inspection of factories is principally
the duty of inspectors appointed by the Home Office, but
local authorities have also certain functions in factories
which are carried out in co-operation with the Factory
inspector.
During 1932 in order to make the system of inspection
more uniform for the borough as a whole a new
system of records was inaugurated for the inspections
of factories, workshops, workplaces, outworkers'
premises, food shops, restaurants and dining rooms,
bakehouses, milk shops and dairies and street traders'
premises.
The following inspections of dwelling-houses were made during the year by the Sanitary Inspectors:—
Cause. | Inspections. |
---|---|
In consequence of complaint | 11,014 |
In consequence of infectious disease | 2,502 |
House-to-house inspection | 2,791 |
Verminous or aged persons | 99 |
Other inspections of dwelling-houses | 1,691 |
The following notices were served in respect of dwelling-houses during the year:—
Intimation Notices. | Statutory Notices. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Number served. | Number complied with up to 31st December, 1932. | Number served. | Number complied with up to 31st December, 1932. |
2,736 | 1,873 | 617 | 416 |