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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| Cause of Inspection | No. of Inspections | No. of Notices served | No. of Notices complied with |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric Pollution | 10 | - | - |
| Bakehouses | 89 | - | - |
| Complaints | 3,972 | 1,399 | 855 |
| Drainage | 1,876 | 14 | 7 |
| Factories (Mechanical) | 407 | 13 | 9 |
| Factories (Non-Mechanical) | 149 | 3 | 3 |
| Food (other than Restaurants and Eating Houses) | 2,737 | 1 | - |
| Housing Act | 191 | 2 | 3 |
| Housing Applications | 914 | 86 | 51 |
| House to House | - | - | 6 |
| Housing Repairs and Rents Act | 95 | 4 | 1 |
| Ice Cream Vendors | 433 | 1 | — |
| Infectious Diseases | 266 | 4 | 1 |
| Licences (Building) | 3 | — | — |
| Markets | 378 | - | - |
| Milk Vendors | 752 | - | - |
| Outworkers | 1,441 | 3 | 4 |
| Pet Animals Act | 15 | - | — |
| Pharmacy and Medicines Act | 121 | - | - |
| Public Urinals | 10 | — | - |
| Rag Flock Act | 1 | — | - |
| Rats and Mice | 3,156 | 87 | 62 |
| Restaurants and Eating Houses | 550 | 15 | 18 |
| Shops Act | 169 | 8 | 6 |
| Slaughterhouses | 3 | - | — |
| Smoke Observations | 189 | 2 | 2 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,500 | 81 | 36 |
| Re-visits | 8,309 | 512 | 948 |
| No Answer | 1,681 | — | — |
| 29,417 | 2,235 | 2,012 | |
| No. of Ineffective Visits | 1,681 | — | — |
| Total | 27,736 | 2,235 | 2,012 |
During the year 816 Statutory Notices were served and
519 complied with.
(B) SUMMONSES—Proceedings instituted during the
year
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 121
Food and Drugs Act, 1938 6
H.B.C. Byelaws 3
L.C.C. Byelaws 2