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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 1953
[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 | 105 | - | - |
| Cancer | 1 | — | — |
| Complaints | 4,094 | 1,382 | 1,012 |
| Drainage | 2,000 | 8 | 11 |
| Factories (Mechanical) | 483 | 15 | 11 |
| Factories (Non-Mechanical) | 165 | 2 | 3 |
| Fireguard Regulations | 3 | — | — |
| Food (other than Restaurants and Eating Houses) | 3,106 | 6 | — |
| Housing Act | 518 | 4 | 1 |
| Housing Applications | 1,030 | 49 | 23 |
| House to House | 16 | 7 | 3 |
| Ice Cream Vendors | 699 | — | — |
| Infectious Diseases | 282 | 2 | — |
| Licences (Building) | 32 | — | — |
| Markets | 390 | — | — |
| Milk Vendors | 861 | 1 | _ |
| Outworkers | 1,514 | 9 | 4 |
| Pet Animals Act | 35 | _ | _ |
| Pharmacy and Medicines Act | 107 | - | - |
| Public Urinals | 51 | _ | - |
| Rag Flock Act | 3 | _ | - |
| Rats and Mice | 3,193 | 52 | 35 |
| Restaurants and Eating Houses | 490 | 15 | 11 |
| Shops Acts | 87 | 3 | 2 |
| Slaughterhouses | 1 | _ | - |
| Smoke Observations | 200 | 6 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,601 | 33 | 33 |
| Re-visits | 9,212 | 456 | 754 |
| No Answer | 1,643 | — | |
| 31,925 | 2.050 | 1,904 | |
| No. of Ineffective Visits | 1,643 | - | - |
| Total | 30,282 | 2,050 | 1,904 |
During the year, 844 Statutory Notices were served and
622 complied with.
(B) SUMMONSES—Proceedings instituted during the year
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 136 |
| Food and Drugs Act, 1938 | 6 |
| H.B.C. Byelaws | 1 |
| L.C.C. Byelaws | 17 |