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 year1926
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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
SANITARY INSPECTION.
The following table shows a summary of the inspections, etc., carried out by the Male Sanitary Inspectors during the year:—
DESCRIPTION OF INSPECTIONS. &c. | NUMBER OF DISTRICT | Temporary Inspectors | Grand Total | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | ||
Total Complaints Received - | 385 | 236 | 155 | 243 | 267 | 237 | 117 | 158 | 272 | 181 | 20 | 13 | 2284 |
Public Health (London) Act, 1891. | |||||||||||||
Complaints received | 196 | 41 | 124 | 153 | 163 | 234 | 107 | 151 | 271 | 165 | 9 | 13 | 1627 |
Houses inspected on complaint | 197 | 40 | 129 | 137 | 162 | 269 | 113 | 157 | 271 | 161 | 12 | 16 | 1664 |
„ after Infectious Disease | 120 | 164 | 125 | 104 | 123 | 60 | 43 | 65 | 67 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 924 |
Re-inspections | 1025 | 548 | 1260 | 1016 | 1509 | 1287 | 925 | 797 | 1761 | 567 | — | 1 | 10,696 |
By-Laws re Houses Let in Lodgings | |||||||||||||
Complaints received | 189 | 195 | 31 | 90 | 104 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 11 | — | 657 |
Houses Inspected on Complaint | 189 | 195 | 34 | 75 | 70 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 10 | — | 610 |
First Annual Inspection (Furnished Houses) | 12 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 |
Re-inspections „ „ | 120 | 6 | 302 | 11 | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 533 |
First Annual Inspection (Unfurnished Houses) | 242 | 320 | 207 | 292 | 231 | 95 | 257 | 86 | 179 | 51 | — | — | 1960 |
Re-inspections „ „ | 1111 | 1690 | 884 | 1338 | 885 | 993 | 560 | 24 | 191 | 308 | 93 | — | 8077 |
Housing Act, 1925. | |||||||||||||
Initial Inspections (including preparation or revision of House to House Card) | 43 | 79 | 109 | 86 | 181 | 37 | 148 | 64 | 220 | 102 | 621 | 478 | 2168 |
Re-inspections | — | 112 | 52 | 55 | 66 | 67 | 178 | 1 | 5 | 108 | 581 | 1156 | 2381 |
Underground Living Rooms. | |||||||||||||
Primary Inspections | — | 8 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 9 | — | 368 | 167 | 600 |
Re-inspections | — | 34 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 62 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 62 | 115 | 316 |
Drainage. | |||||||||||||
House Drains Tested and Inspected | 40 | 200 | 151 | 43 | 192 | 18 | 27 | 13 | 69 | 53 | 186 | 178 | 3175 |
Inspections of Workshops | 12 | 27 | 61 | 51 | 38 | 39 | 84 | 145 | 82 | 141 | — | — | 680 |
„ Factories | 17 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 52 | 34 | 35 | 8 | 19 | — | — | 272 |
„ Bakehouses | 44 | 13 | 46 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 28 | 61 | 26 | — | — | 259 |
„ Ice Cream Premises | 22 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 30 | 18 | — | — | 183 |
„ other Food Premises | 99 | 84 | 109 | 52 | 194 | 260 | 84 | 83 | 250 | 286 | — | — | 1501 |
,, Mews | 283 | 200 | 525 | 398 | 128 | 267 | 158 | 443 | 360 | 364 | — | — | 3126 |
Smoke Observations | 83 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 42 | 112 | 96 | — | — | 340 |
Other Inspections | 425 | 423 | 416 | 376 | 458 | 320 | 319 | 708 | 263 | 367 | 31 | 44 | 4150 |