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
Kensington and Chelsea 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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WORK OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS AND THEIR ASSISTANTS
The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year by, or under the supervision of, the public health inspectors and their assistants: Inspections Made
| Initial visits | Re-visits | |
|---|---|---|
| Complaints | 4,363 | 3,550 |
| Infectious disease enquiries | 769 | NIL |
| Drainage work inspected | 5,717 | 1,444 |
| Drains tested | 548 | NIL |
| Area Survey | 70 | NIL |
| Adaptations | 172 | 1 |
| Smoke emissions | 61 | 3 |
| Smoke observations | 107 | NIL |
| Air Pollution Recording Stations | 11 | NIL |
| New furnaces and chimney heights | 71 | NIL |
| Routine inspections (not included below) | 929 | 512 |
| Houses in multiple occupation | 3,077 | 4,993 |
| Overcrowding | 147 | 43 |
| Underground rooms | 915 | 210 |
| Improvement grants | 2,863 | 1,815 |
| General improvement areas | 39 | 687 |
| Factories (mechanical) | 418 | NIL |
| Factories (non-mechanical) | 15 | NIL |
| 47 | NIL | |
| Offices ............................................................... | 702 | 1 |
| Retail Shops | 962 | 35 |
| Wholesale shops and warehouses | 35 | NIL |
| Fuel storage depots.................................................................... | NIL | NIL |
| Catering establishments and canteens | 391 | 77 |
| Other visits (not general inspections) | 1,709 | 16 |
| Butchers . . ................................................................... | 40 | 12 |
| Bread and cake shops | 28 | 3 |
| Fishmongers and friers | 3 | 1 |
| General provision shops | 252 | 18 |
| Greengrocers | 19 | 2 |
| Milk vendors | 27 | NIL |
| Ice Cream vendors | 97 | NIL |
| Ice Cream manufacturers | 6 | NIL |
| Bakehouses | 4 | 2 |
| Chocolate and confectionery | 22 | 1 |