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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Notices.—The following table shows the number of Preliminary Notices served and complied with during the year:—
| Notices Served. | Notices complied with. | |
|---|---|---|
| Infectious Diseases | 21 | 8 |
| Complaints | 1,061 | 933 |
| House to House | — | 10 |
| Housing Act | 4 | 9 |
| Food (other than Restaurants) | 13 | 3 |
| Restaurants, &c. | 14 | 4 |
| Bakehouses | 3 | - |
| Milk Vendors | 5 | 2 |
| Factories (Mechanical) | 10 | — |
| Factories (Non-Mechanical) | 3 | 3 |
| Public Urinals | 5 | 2 |
| Rest Centres | 1 | 1 |
| Drainage | 16 | 4 |
| Miscellaneous | 96 | 12 |
| Re-visits | 254 | 127 |
| Child Life Protection | 1 | 1 |
| Shops Act, 1934 | 8 | 5 |
| Air Raid Shelters | 1 | 1 |
| War Damage | 7 | 1 |
| House to House War Damage | 18 | 7 |
| Total | 1,541 | 1,133 |
During the year 486 Statutory Notices were served and
288 complied with.
SUMMONSES—YEAR 1941. The following table shows the number of proceedings instituted during the year:—
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 37 |
| Food and Drugs Act, 1938 | 8 |
| H.B.C. Byelaws—Dogs | 1 |