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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
Hammersmith 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith.
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SANITARY INSPECTION
The sanitary conditions of the Borough were subject to routine inspection and investigations were made into
1924 complaints received.
Particulars of the visits made by the public health inspectors together with the number of preliminary and
statutory notices served and complied with are set out below:
PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS' TOTALS OF WEEKLY SUMMARY SHEETS, 1972
| TOTAL INSPECTIONS | TOTAL REVISITS | TOTAL NOTICES SERVED | TOTAL NOTICES COMPLIED WITH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOUSING | ||||
| Housing Act 1957 | 367 | 40 | 1 | |
| House to House | 1634 | 65 | ||
| Housing Defects | 3005 | 3654 | 604 | 499 |
| H.M.O. | 337 | 1015 | 377 | 53 |
| Overcrowding | 122 | |||
| Re-Housing Applications | 1 | |||
| Rent Act | 2 | |||
| Moveable Dwellings | 6 | |||
| Drainage | 3742 | 106 | ||
| Refuse accommodation | ||||
| Housing Act, 1969 | 3228 | 149 | 5 | |
| FOOD PREMISES | ||||
| Bakers | 94 | 2 | 6 | |
| Bakehouses | 30 | 1 | ||
| Butchers | 133 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Chemist | 55 | |||
| Confectioners | 70 | 8 | ||
| F. Fish | 55 | 11 | 3 | |
| Wet Fish | 30 | 1 | ||
| Grocers | 526 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Greengrocers | 77 | — | 2 | |
| Ice-cream | 61 | |||
| Milk Vendor | 79 | |||
| Provisions | 36 | |||
| Caterers | 780 | 24 | 64 | 4 |
| Markets | 177 | |||
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