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

Chelsea 1961

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1961

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Table: GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS INSPECTIONS AND RE-VISITS – DWELLINGS:

GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS INSPECTIONS AND RE-VISITS – DWELLINGS:

After complaints2,077
After infectious disease169
House-to-house, underground rooms and overcrowding371
Miscellaneous-unclassified1472,764
FOOD PREMISES:
Butchers469
Fishmongers and Fish Friers84
General Provision Shops and Dairies245
Ice Cream Vendors238
Bakehouses and Factories104
Street Traders84
Hotels, Restaurants and Dining Rooms1,380
Premises in connection with unsound food and food sampling236
Unclassified premises992,939
FACTORIES AND OUTWORKERS:
Factories other than Food Factories480
Outworkers8488
MISCELLANEOUS:
Animals, poultry and birds and Pet Animals Act, 195119
Open spaces and highways62
Office premises23
Merchandise Marks Acts52
Premises re Pharmacy and Poisons and Shops Act351
Premises re voluntary works5,989
Visits to owners, agents and builders' offices235
Food Poisoning2
Visits to aged and infirm persons132
Visits resulting in "no access"858
other visits1,159
Clean Air Act, 1956 including smoke observations and atmospheric pollution recording9,144
Verminous persons1318,039
PREMISES FOR THE TESTING OF DRAINS BY:
Air147
Smoke46
Water616809
Total25,039