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
Greenwich 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough.
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During the year the staff dealing with this aspect of the department was increased and the following is a summary of the work carried out by the Lady Public Health Officers during 1960:—
| No. of dirty premises inspected | 22 |
| No. of verminous premises inspected | 5 |
| No. of dirty rooms cleansed | 19 |
| No. of verminous rooms cleansed | 15 |
| No. of verminous persons visited | 7 |
| No. of verminous persons treated:—Heads | 47 |
| Other | 2 |
| No. of visits to scabies cases | 5 |
| No. of visits for Cleansing Service:—First | 49 |
| Subsequent | 75 |
| No. of articles cleansed | 30,457 |
| No. of inspections of factories:—(a) with mechanical power | 19 |
| (b) without mechanical power | — |
| (c) other premises | — |
| No. of inspections of Hairdressers' premises | 26 |
| No. of inspections of Outworkers' premises | 38 |
| No. of inspections of Houses Let-in-Lodgings | — |
| No. of inspections of Women's Conveniences | 10 |
| No. of Bathing Centre sessions | 99 |
| No. of Baths:—at Home | 1,287 |
| at Centre | 544 |
| No. of visits to Infirm Persons | 4,103 |
| No. of visits to Rest Homes, Hospitals, etc. | 35 |
| No. of visits, re: housing | 33 |
| No. of visits to Food Premises, re: Meals for O.A.Ps | 29 |
| No. of Miscellaneous visits | 110 |
| No. of re-inspections, calls made, etc | 106 |
| No. of interviews for Holidays | 62 |
| No. of interviews at offices | 204 |
| No. of complaints received | 38 |
| No. of Intimation Notices served Nil |
National Assistance Act, 1948.—Section 47 of this Act enables
the Medical Officer of Health compulsorily to remove to hospital or
institution any aged or infirm persons unable, adequately to care
for themselves.
Where delay of even a few hours may prove decisive the
Medical Officer of Health, in accordance with the National
Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1951, is empowered to arrange for
the removal of urgent cases without the necessity of giving 7 days