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
Hammersmith 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. (A) SANITARY INSPECTION.
| Cause of Inspection. | No. of Inspections. | No. of Notices served. | No. of Notices complied with. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 156 | 3 | 1 |
| Cancer | 4 | — | — |
| Complaints | 4.391 | 2,552 | 2,536 |
| Drainage | 1,712 | 26 | 14 |
| Factories (Mechanical) | 313 | 29 | 17 |
| Factories (Non-mechanical) | 130 | 3 | 13 |
| Food (other than Restaurants and Eating Houses) | 1,450 | 7 | 2 |
| House to House | 636 | — | — |
| Housing Act | 492 | 4 | 2 |
| Ice Cream Vendors | 375 | 3 | — |
| Infectious Diseases | 486 | 11 | 7 |
| Licences (Building) | 1,144 | 3 | 4 |
| Markets | 282 | — | — |
| Milk Vendors | 280 | — | — |
| Outworkers | 674 | 6 | 6 |
| Pharmacy and Medicines Act | 115 | — | — |
| Public Urinals | 25 | 1 | 2 |
| Rats and Mice | 1,339 | 143 | 116 |
| Re-Housing | 1,276 | 112 | 67 |
| Restaurants and Eating Houses | 159 | 12 | 5 |
| Scabies | 7 | — | — |
| Shops Act | 176 | 26 | 12 |
| Slaughterhouses | 4 | — | - |
| Smoke Observations | 86 | 6 | 6 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,176 | 41 | 25 |
| Re-visits | 11,076 | 985 | 893 |
| No Answer | 4,432 | — | — |
| No. of Ineffective Visits | 32,396 | 3,973 | 3,728 |
| 4,432 | — | — | |
| Total | 27,964 | 3,973 | 3,728 |
During the year, 1,689 Statutory Notices were served and
1,373 complied with.
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 124 |
| Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 | 1 |
| Food and Drugs Act, 1938 | 5 |
| Housing Act, 1936 | 5 |