Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report on the health of the Borough for the year1924
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TABLE VI. Summary of Inspections, &c., done by the Male Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1924.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK, &c. | NUMBER OF DISTRICT | Grand Total | |||||||||||
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1. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4a | 5 | 5a | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | ||
Complaints received | 340 | 167 | 150 | 239 | 26 | 152 | — | 236 | 122 | 193 | 265 | 203 | 2093 |
Public Health (London) Act, 1891. | |||||||||||||
Houses inspected on complaint | '239 | 62 | 177 | 229 | 21 | 143 | 27 | 388 | 128 | 186 | 262 | 193 | 2055 |
„ after Infectious Disease | 132 | 131 | 46 | 96 | — | 80 | 5 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 81 | 17 | 774 |
Primary Routine House Inspections | 2 | 21 | 31 | 57 | — | 86 | 1 | — | 69 | 234 | 87 | 141 | 729 |
Re-inspections | 1130 | 168 | 1002 | 1316 | — | 1185 | — | 1311 | 1286 | 800 | 1274 | 796 | 10268 |
By-Laws re Houses Let in Lodgings | |||||||||||||
Complaints received | 102 | 105 | 15 | 30 | — | — | _ | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 287 |
First Annual Inspection (Furnished Houses) | 12 | 9 | 46 | 9 | 7 | 83 | |||||||
Re-inspections „ „ | 34 | 27 | 229 | 111 | — | — | — | 170 | — | — | — | — | 571 |
First Annual Inspection (Unfurnished Houses) | 314 | 309 | 273 | 163 | — | 96 | — | 9 | 134 | 67 | 199 | 87 | 1651 |
Re-inspections „ „ | 717 | 1304 | 439 | 943 | — | 757 | — | 185 | 525 | 153 | 444 | 366 | 5833 |
Housing Acts, 1890 1919. | |||||||||||||
Initial Inspections | 127 | 197 | 175 | 132 | 225 | — | 299 | 1 | 153 | 75 | 147 | 53 | 1584 |
Re-inspections | 9 | 60 | 138 | 39 | 1126 | 17 | 1293 | 168 | 11 | — | — | 195 | 3056 |
Underground Living Rooms. | |||||||||||||
Primary Inspections | 109 | 192 | — | 84 | 47 | — | 189 | — | — | — | 12 | 31 | 664 |
Re-inspections | — | 136 | — | 52 | 76 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 202 | 475 | |
Drainage. | |||||||||||||
House Drains Tested and Inspected | 12 | 186 | 183 | 52 | 206 | 17 | 299 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 62 | 11 | 1088 |
Re-inspections | 1 | 310 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 45 | 24 | 2 | — | 3 | 20 | 35 | 618 |
Inspections of Workshops | 8 | 14 | 27 | 30 | — | 7 | 13 | 48 | 162 | 38 | 101 | 448 | |
„ Factories | 18 | 16 | 11 | 21 | — | — | _ | — | 10 | 57 | 10 | 18 | 161 |
„ Bakehouses | 34 | 36 | 31 | 22 | — | 20 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 63 | 21 | '273 | |
„ Slaughterhouses | — | 56 | 152 | 5 | — | — | — | 37 | 44 | — | — | — | 294 |
„ Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops | 31 | 32 | 37 | 68 | — | 54 | 56 | 106 | 43 | 110 | 65 | 602 | |
„ Ice Cream Premises | 20 | 27 | 32 | 30 | _ | 15 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 37 | 42 | 283 | |
„ other Food Premises | 121 | 188 | 46 | 130 | _ | 320 | 1 | 202 | 103 | 71 | 229 | 219 | 1630 |
„ Mews | 307 | 193 | 473 | 353 | — | 450 | — | 316 | 241 | 468 | 599 | 443 | 3843 |
Smoke Observations | 52 | 8 | 7 | 16 | — | — | 4 | 13 | 44 | 73 | 60 | 277 | |
Other Inspections | 574 | 250 | 183 | 372 | 152 | 203 | 83 | 179 | 209 | 408 | 220 | 241 | 3074 |
Food and Drugs Acts, &c. | |||||||||||||
Samples taken (formal & informal) | — | 135 | 125 | 86 | — | 39 | — | 240 | 125 | 125 | — | 125 | 1000 |
Notices Issued. | |||||||||||||
Public Health (London) Act, 1891. | |||||||||||||
Intimations | 360 | 405 | 295 | 513 | 276 | 234 | 395 | 252 | 167 | 109 | 354 | 170 | 3530 |
Statutory Notices | 79 | 106 | 42 | 164 | 65 | 67 | 41 | 47 | 45 | 21 | 64 | 28 | 769 |
Final | 19 | 44 | 8 | 59 | 22 | 20 | 46 | — | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24» |
Summonses issued | — | 14 | — | 23 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 65 |
Housing Acts, 1890 1919 | |||||||||||||
Sect. 36, 1909 | — | — | 26 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 |
Sect. 17, 1909 | — | 51 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 |
Sec. '28, 1919 | — | 6 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | 32 |
Underground Room Habitation | — | ||||||||||||
Removal of Manure | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 13 |
Smoke Nuisance Orders | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Rent Restrictions Act Certificates | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 20 |
Special Notices included under Public Health (London) Act, 1891, relating to Factories | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
,, Workshops | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
„ Bakehouses | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Other Notices | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Report of Wasteof Water to M.W.B. | 5 | 25 | 4 | 18 | 4 | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 96 |
„ Dangerous Structures to L.C.C. | 5 | 11 | — | 15 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | 49 |