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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
Greenwich 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Summary of the work carried out by the Lady Public Health Inspectors during 1958
| Dirty premises inspected | 31 |
| Verminous promises inspected | 22 |
| Dirty rooms cleansed | 50 |
| Verminous rooms cleansed | 62 |
| Verminous persons visited | 24 |
| Verminous persons treated:- Heads | 203 |
| Other | 103 |
| Visits to scabios cases | 16 |
| Visits for Cleansing Sarvica:- First | 55 |
| Subsequent | 95 |
| Articles cleansed | 15,398 |
| Inspections of factories:- | 58 |
| (a) with mochanical powor | 58 |
| (b) without mechanical power | |
| (c) other premises | 3 |
| Inspections of Hairdressers' premises | 42 |
| Inspections Of Outworkers premises | 53 |
| Inspections of Houses Let-in-Lodgings | 6 |
| Inspections Of Women's Conveniences | 18 |
| Bathing Centre Sessions | 104 |
| Baths:- At home | 224 |
| At centre | 151 |
| Visits to Infirm Persons | 1,313 |
| Visits to Rest Homes, Hospitals, etc. | 40 |
| Visits re: housing | 25 |
| Visits to Food premises re: Meals for O.A.P's | 30 |
| Miscellaneous visits | 214 |
| calls made, etc | 174 |
| Interviews for Holidays | 260 |
| Interviews at offices | 117 |
| Complaints received | 54 |
Intimation Notices served Nil.
| RENT ACT, 1957 | |
|---|---|
| Applications for Certificates of Disrepair | |
| Applications for certificates | 107 |
| Decisions not to issue certificates | 2Җ |
| Decisions to issue certificates ... | 105 |
| (a) in respect of some but not all defects | 86 |
| (b) in respect of all defects | 19 |
| Undertakings given by landlords under paragraph 5 of the First Schedule | 57 |
| Undertakings refused by Local Authority under proviso to paragraph 5 of the First Schedule | nil |
| Certificates issued | 48 |
| Applications for Cancellation of Certificates | |
| Applications by landlords to Local Authority for cancellation of certificates | 28 |
| Objections by tenants to cancellation of certificates | 12 |
| Decisions by Local Authority to cancel in spite of tenants' objection | nil |
| Certificates cancelled by Local Authority | 16 |
Җ(this figure includes 1 application withdrawn)