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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 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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Increase of Rent and Mortgage Restrictions Acts, 1920/1931.
Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954.
Rent Act, 1957.

Table: During the year applications under the Above Acts were received as follows:—

During the year applications under the Above Acts were received as follows:—

For Certificates of Disrepair
Number received12
Number granted4
For Revocation of Certificates
Number received7
Number granted5
Undertakings Given by Landlord
Number acccepted8

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Coroner's Court and Public Mortuary.
The number of bodies admitted to the Public Mortuary during
the year was 1,204, an increase of 65 compared with 1959. There
were 1,194 post-mortem examinations. This also is an increase of 66
compared with last year. Details can be found in a table (page 63)
in the Statistical Supplement.

Table: The Mortuary and Court were also used by the Boroughs of Fulham, Chelsea and Kensington and the amount of their annual contribution towards this Council's expenditure on the premises was as follows:—

The Mortuary and Court were also used by the Boroughs of Fulham, Chelsea and Kensington and the amount of their annual contribution towards this Council's expenditure on the premises was as follows:—

Fulham£350
Chelsea10 guineas
Kensington£500

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Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951.
The above Act remained in force during the year and the
number of premises on the register at the end of the year was two.
Pet Animals Act, 1951.
This Act remained in force and ten applications for licences
were received and granted during the year.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1952.
During the year there were no contraventions of Section 26
of this Act, which deals with the restrictions on sales etc., by dealers
in rags, old clothes and similar articles.
Public Baths and Wash-Houses.
Lime Grove: The public baths and wash-houses in Lime
Grove, Shepherds Bush, provide facilities for bathing, swimming
and laundry work. For bathing there are private hot baths or
shower cubicles; and towels, soap, bath cubes and shampoos are