London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hammersmith 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
| Notices Served. | Notices complied with. | |
|---|---|---|
| Infectious Diseases | 241 | 329 |
| Complaints | 2,443 167 | 2.295 |
| House to House | 266 | |
| House to House Consolidated | ||
| Regulations | 13 | 30 |
| Food (other than Restaurants) | 36 | 35 |
| Restaurants, &c. | 2<5 | 22 |
| Bakehouses | 13 | 10 |
| Milk Vendors | 5 | 5 |
| Ice Cream Vendors | _ | — |
| Factories | 19 | 19 |
| Workshops | 13 | 12 |
| Workplaces | 19 | 24 |
| Outworkers | 1 | 1 |
| Public Urinals | 4 | 3 |
| Smoke Observations | 16 | — |
| Drainage | 67 | 43 |
| Miscellaneous | 107 | 64 |
| Re-visits | 502 | 439 |
| Common Lodging Houses | 1 | 1 |
| Tenement Houses | 3 | 4 |
| Housing Acts | — | 3 |
| Infant Life Protection | 3 | 3 |
| Shops Act, 1934 | 112 | 31 |
| Markets | 1 | — |
| Total | 3,330 | 3,699 |
During the year 1,393 Statutory Notices were served and
1,221 complied with.
In many instances it was necessary to take proceedings
in order to enforce compliance with Notices served.