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 1955
[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. ofNoticesserved | No. of. Notices complied with |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric Pollution | 11 | - | - |
| Bakehouses | 98 | - | - |
| complaints | 3,751 | 1,342 | 1, 181 |
| Drainage | 2,384 | 9 | 5 |
| Factories (Mechanical) | 427 | 15 | 13 |
| Factories (Non-Mechanical) | 119 | 2 | 4 |
| Food (other than Restaurants and Eating Houses) | 2.377 | 4 | 1 |
| Hairdressers & Barbers | 95 | - | • |
| Housing Act | 241 | 2 | - |
| Housing Applications | 703 | 42 | 30 |
| House to House | 411 | - | - |
| Housing Repairs and Rents Act | 252 | 8 | 2 |
| Ice cream vendors | 469 | - | - |
| Infectious Diseases | 367 | 3 | 1 |
| Markets | 603 | - | - |
| Milk vendors | 660 | - | - |
| Outworkers | 1135 | - | 5 |
| Pet Animals Act | 9 | - | - |
| Pharmacy and Poisons Act | 130 | - | - |
| Public Urinals | 14 | - | - |
| Rag Flock Act | 3 | - | - |
| Rats and Mice | 2,999 | 87 | 76 |
| Restaurants and Eating Houses | 507 | 6 | 13 |
| Shops Act | 159 | 10 | 6 |
| Slaughterhouses | - | - | - |
| smoke Observations | 136 | 1 | 2 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,287 | 38 | 50 |
| Re-visits | 7,961 | 435 | 744 |
| No answer | 1,913 | - | • |
| 29, 221 | 2,004 | 2,133 | |
| No. of Ineffective visits | 1,913 | - | - |
| Total | 27,308 | 2,004 | 2, 133 |
During the year 928 statutory Notices were served and 637 complied
with.
(B) SUMMONSES - Proceedings instituted during the
year
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 102
Food and Drugs Act, 1938 3
L.C.C Byelaws 13
Housing Act, 1936 1
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