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

Bethnal Green 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]

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Table: TABLE 2RECORD OF VISITS

TABLE 2

RECORD OF VISITS

Bakehouses44
Bakers Shops33
Butchers119
Canteens13
Confectioners39
Eel & Pie Shops6
Fish Curers6
Fried Fish Shops40
Fruit and Greengrocery37
Grocers138
Ice Cream219
Licenced Premises110
Milkshops189
Restaurants343
Slaughterhouses (Poultry)30
Street Stalls636
Miscellaneous Food Premises437
Infectious Disease369
Food Poisoning4
Complaints investigated2,171
Aged and/or infirm persons125
Factories1,721
Outworkers265
Housing Enquiries1,113
Houses let in Lodgings123
Drainage Works3,448
Rent Act106
Smoke Observations65
Shops Act470
Miscellaneous2,387
Re-inspections8,333
Total23,139