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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 1958
[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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric Pollution | 107 | - | - |
| Bakehouses | 74 | — | 1 |
| Complaints | 3,467 | 825 | 403 |
| Drainage | 2,333 | 6 | 1 |
| Factories (Mechanical) | 315 | 5 | 8 |
| Factories (non-Mechanical) | 162 | 8 | 7 |
| Food (other than Restaurants and Eating Houses) | 1,832 | 7 | 5 |
| Hairdressers and Barbers | 146 | _ | _ |
| Housing Act | 501 | 5 | 3 |
| Housing Applications | 251 | 1 | 3 |
| House to House | 261 | 12 | 5 |
| Housing Repairs and Rents Act | 451 | 39 | 4 |
| Ice Cream Vendors | 225 | — | — |
| Infectious Diseases | 292 | — | 1 |
| Markets | 629 | — | — |
| Milk Vendors | 152 | — | — |
| Outworkers | 1,059 | — | — |
| Pet Animals Act | 16 | 1 | _ |
| Pharmacy & Poisons Act | 96 | - | _ |
| Public Urinals | 3 | — | 1 |
| Rag Flock Act | — | — | — |
| Rats and Mice | 2,880 | 60 | 40 |
| Restaurants and Eating Houses | 727 | 7 | 7 |
| Shops Act | 146 | 2 | 2 |
| Slaughterhouses | — | — | — |
| Smoke Observations | 203 | 3 | 5 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,507 | 53 | 24 |
| Re-visits | 7,773 | 413 | 655 |
| No answer | 952 | — | — |
| 26,560 | 1,447 | 1,175 | |
| No. of Ineffective Visits | 952 | — | — |
| Total | 25,608 | 1,447 | 1,175 |
During the year 658 Statutory Notices were served and 304
complied with.
(B) SUMMONSES—Proceedings instituted during the Year
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 78 |
| Food and Drugs Act, 1955 | 11 |
| L.C.C. Byelaws | 6 |
| Housing Act, 1957 | 3 |