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Hammersmith 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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Borough Council have provided many houses, but overcrowded
conditions still exist.
Inspections.—The following table shows the number of
visits made in each district under the various inspection
head :—

NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS MADE DURING 1932.

Cause of Inspection.Districts.
12345678Lady Sanitary InspectorFood and Drugs InspectorHouse to House InspectorsTotal.
Infectious Disease1021721601401491242871591,8904..3,187
Complaints42548050147937360019245057724,079
Houses let In Lodgings10....................10 *
House to House12424181271462....1,1241,277
Housing and Town Planning Act........................
House to House Consolidated Regulations5393260275210......180
Food (other than Restaurants and Eating Houses)316362239452173198655331..1,313..4,039
Restaurants and Eating Houses821357349123512781..158..752
Markets........1720278361126033262..546..1,463
Slaughterhouses2..171157..15......10..355
Poultry Slaughterhouses..12..............6..18
Bakehouses62513710862722536..61..514
Milk Vendors2681374415393206199..410..1,285
Ice Cream Vendors1142..1..218..236
Factories (including Factory Laundries)60265180216744134113....596
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries)363612532141421157....345
Workplaces (other than Outworkers)173547117162199....289
Outworkers86..2138..280....308
Public Urinals7912297441531067416259....896
Smoke Observations..9..12029239......100
Drainage9711,656778642602448434605....676,203
Miscellaneous24427582461158211707236420528..3,322
Re-visits1,8411,4042,1551,8502,3062,6131,2981,953453..43416,307
Totals4,5584,9634,7884,8584,1764,8353,9934,6614,0483,2561,62545,761