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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| Cause of Inspection | No. of Inspections | No. of Notices se rved | No. of Notices complied with |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric Pollution | 13 | – | – |
| Bakehouses | 67 | – | – |
| Complaints | 3,049 | 1,261 | 1,085 |
| Drainage | 2,124 | 2 | 3 |
| Factories (Mechanical) | 367 | 12 | 13 |
| Factories (Non-Mechanical) | 180 | 8 | 6 |
| Food (other than Restaurants & Eating Houses) | 1,916 | 1 | 1 |
| Hairdressers & Barbers | 122 | 6 | 1 |
| Housing Act | 285 | 1 | – |
| Housing Applications | 337 | 13 | 18 |
| House to House | 14 | – | – |
| Housing Repairs and Rents Act | 121 | 1 | 1 |
| Ice Cream Vendors | 306 | – | – |
| Infectious Diseases | 313 | 1 | – |
| Markets | 580 | – | – |
| Milk Vendors | 489 | – | – |
| Outworkers | 1,043 | 3 | 6 |
| Pet Animals Act | 42 | – | – |
| Pharmacy and Poisons Act | 114 | – | – |
| Public Urinals | 11 | – | – |
| Rag Flock Act | 35 | - | 1 |
| Rats and Mice | 2,444 | 75 | 61 |
| Restaurants and Eating Houses | 683 | 12 | 14 |
| Shops Act | 145 | 8 | 7 |
| Slaughterhouses | - | – | – |
| Smoke Observations | 88 | 2 | – |
| Miscellaneous | 932 | 41 | 35 |
| Re-visits | 7, 476 | 418 | 657 |
| No answer | 1,457 | – | – |
| 24,753 | 1,865 | 1,909 | |
| No. of Ineffective visits | 1,457 | – | – |
| Total | 23,296 | 1,865 | 1,909 |
During the year 870 Statutory Notices were served and 707 compiled
with.
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| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 79 |
| Food and Drugs Act, 1938 | 13 |
| L.C.C. Byelaws | 9 |
| Housing Act, 1936 | 1 |