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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
Hammersmith 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Sanitary Circumstances of the Borough.
Inspections.—The following table shows the number of visits made in each district under the various inspection heads:—
NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS MADE DURING 1939.
| Cause of Inspection. | Inspectors. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Southerby | W. Collins | W. Godden | H. Potter | J. Hopkins | F. Barry | S. Daly | A. Hayes | E. Nether | F. Mason | P. Bayes | G. Herrick | P. Pottier | Miss E. Cross | Totals | |
| Infectious Disease | 53 | 54 | 40 | 46 | 24 | 62 | 8 | 100 | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | 1,323 | 1,740 |
| Complaints | 635 | 246 | 326 | 557 | 152 | 565 | 127 | 594 | 235 | 4 | 9 | 11 | — | 258 | 3,719 |
| House to House | 2 | 1 | — | 65 | 142 | 114 | — | — | 324 | ||||||
| Housing Acts | 452 | 322 | 224 | 268 | 205 | 307 | 53 | 305 | 244 | 109 | 38 | 60 | — | 2 | 2,589 |
| Shops Act, 1934 | — | 27 | 95 | 4 | 20 | 1 | — | 1 | 24 | - | - | - | - | 172 | |
| Food (other than Restaurants and Eating Houses) | 59 | 104 | 296 | 74 | 42 | 159 | 1 | 46 | 81 | 407 | - | - | 155 | 1,424 | |
| Restaurants and Eating Houses | 15 | 18 | 46 | 22 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | 129 |
| Markets | 6 | 3 | 26 | 295 | 26 | 166 | 6 | 44 | 66 | 142 | 6 | 9 | 76 | — | 871 |
| Slaughterhouses | — | — | 27 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 |
| Bakehouses | 2 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 76 | |||||
| Milk Vendors | 7 | 5 | 56 | 4 | — | 8 | — | 11 | 32 | 8 | — | — | 33 | — | 164 |
| Ice Cream Vendors | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 2 |
| Factories (Mechanical) | _ | 28 | 44 | 10 | 24 | 41 | 1 | 28 | 2 | - | - | - | 29 | 207 | |
| Factories (Non-mechanical) | - | 10 | 15 | 4 | 5 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 49 | 86 |
| Outworkers | - | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 62 |
| Public Urinals | 15 | 59 | 134 | 30 | 26 | 43 | — | 71 | 14 | — | — | 10 | — | 6 | 408 |
| Smoke Observations | 7 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 94 | |||||
| Drainage | 453 | 315 | 367 | 535 | 241 | 472 | 29 | 548 | 294 | _ | _ | 34 | _ | _ | 3,288 |
| Miscellaneous | 137 | 339 | 228 | 129 | 650 | 187 | 13 | 596 | 821 | 37 | 50 | 33 | 77 | 8 | 3,305 |
| Re-visits | 1,605 | 688 | 912 | 1,487 | 877 | 1,746 | 284 | 1,243 | 1,415 | 1,425 | 2,141 | 1,142 | — | 177 | 15,142 |
| Child Life Protection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 387 | 387 |
| Common Lodging Houses | — | — | 2 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| Pharmacy and Poisons Act | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 11 | — | 15 | 9 | 89 | |||||
| Cancer | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 46 |
| Women's Hostels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
| Totals | 3,456 | 2,242 | 2,906 | 3,503 | 2,326 | 3,792 | 527 | 3,592 | 3,309 | 2,228 | 2,386 | 1,414 | 353 | 2,345 | 34,379 |