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 1964

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1964

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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 complaints2,419
After infectious disease154
House-to-house, underground rooms and overcrowding381
Miscellaneous unclassified322 3,276

Table: FOOD PREMISES:

FOOD PREMISES:

Butchers298
Fishmongers and fish friers33
General provision shops and dairies235
Ice cream vendors132
Bakehouses and factories60
Street traders167
Hotels, restaurants and dining rooms1,039
Premises in connection with unsound food and food sampling137
Unclassified premises168 2,269

Table: FACTORIES AND OUTWORKERS:

FACTORIES AND OUTWORKERS:

Factories other than Food Factories208
Outworkers30 238

Table: MISCELLANEOUS:

MISCELLANEOUS:

Animals, poultry and birds and Pet Animals Act, 1951 ,,,39
Open spaces and highways84
Office premises9
Merchandise Marks Act74
Premises re Pharmacy and Poisons and Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963981
Premises re Voluntary works5,580
Visits to owners, agents and builders' offices379
Food poisoning-
Visits to aged and infirm persons88
Visits resulting in "no access"801
Other Visits1,246
Clean Air Act, 1956 including smoke observations and atmospheric pollution recording2,779
Verminous persons42 12,102

Table: PREMISES FOR THE TESTING OF DRAINS BY:

PREMISES FOR THE TESTING OF DRAINS BY:

Air Smoke Water106 46 4806,52
TOTAL18,517