London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Chelsea 1963

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1963

This page requires JavaScript

-35-
GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS
INSPECTIONS AND RE-VISITSDWELLINGS:
After complaints 1,883
After infectious disease 319
House-to-house, underground rooms and overcrowding 431
Miscellaneous unclassified 237 2,870
FOOD PREMISES:
Butchers 410
Fishmongers and fish friers 78
General provision shops and dairies 250
Ice cream vendors 271
Bakehouses and factories 44
Street traders 198
Hotels, restaurants and dining rooms 1,069
Premises in connection with unsound food and food sampling 253
Unclassified premises 166 2,739
FACTORIES AND OUTWORKERS:
Factories other than Food Factories 377
Outworkers 13 390
MISCELLANEOUS:
Animals, poultry and birds and Pet Animals Act, 1951 18
Open spaces and highways 88
Office premises 27
Merchandise Marks Act 128
Premises re Pharmacy and Poisons and Shops Act 303
Premises re voluntary works 6,510
Visits to owners, agents and builders' offices 430
Food poisoning 1
Visits to aged and infirm persons 82
Visits resulting in "no access" 807
Other Visits 1,465
Clean Air Act, 1956 including smoke observations and
atmospheric pollution recording 7,957
Verminous persons 7 17,823
PREMISES FOR THE TESTING OF DRAINS BY:
Air 164
Smoke 24
Water 599 787
TOTAL 24,609