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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 1952
[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 com-plied with |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 82 | - | - |
| Complaints | 4,623 | 1,674 | 1,467 |
| Drainage | 2,409 | 8 | 9 |
| Factories (Mechanical) | 653 | 9 | 25 |
| Factories (Non-mechanical) | 223 | 6 | 10 |
| Food (other than Restaurants and Eating Houses) | 2,625 | 4 | _ |
| Housing Act | 770 | 8 | 4 |
| Housing Applications | 834 | 28 | 33 |
| House to House | 7 | 4 | 35 |
| Ice Cream Vendors | 749 | - | — |
| Infectious Diseases | 420 | 2 | — |
| Licences (Building) | 649 | 1 | — |
| Markets | 390 | - | — |
| Milk Vendors | 597 | — | - |
| Outworkers | 1,314 | 3 | 10 |
| Pet Animal Act | 22 | — | - |
| Pharmacy and Medicines Act | 165 | — | — |
| Public Urinals | 14 | — | - |
| Rag Flock Act | 4 | — | — |
| Rats and Mice | 3,799 | 71 | 59 |
| Restaurants and Eating Houses | 817 | 15 | 18 |
| Shops Act | 428 | 6 | 4 |
| Smoke Observations | 58 | 3 | 6 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,631 | 36 | 40 |
| Re-visits | 11,325 | 467 | 866 |
| No Answer | 2,902 | — | — |
| No. of Ineffective Visits | 37,510 | 2,345 | 2,586 |
| 2,902 | - | — | |
| Total | 34,608 | 2,345 | 2,586 |
During the year, 1,079 Statutory Notices were served and
1,119 complied with.
(B) SUMMONSES—Proceedings instituted during the year
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 125 |
| Food and Drugs Act, 1938 | 9 |
| Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949 | 1 |
| H.B.C. Byelaws | 2 |
| L.C.C. Byelaws | 5 |
| Shops Act, 1950 | 1 |