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 1960
[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 and Clean Air | 63 | - | - |
| Bakehouses | 164 | — | — |
| Complaints | 2,574 | 780 | 235 |
| Drainage | 1,961 | 10 | 13 |
| Factories (Mechanical) | 98 | 1 | — |
| Factories (Non-Mechanical) | 7 | — | — |
| Food (other than Restaurants and Eating Houses) | 1,536 | 3 | 1 |
| Hairdressers and Barbers | 86 | — | — |
| Housing Act | 380 | 4 | 1 |
| Housing Applications | 153 | 6 | 1 |
| House to House | 126 | — | — |
| Housing Repairs and Rents Act | 61 | 13 | 5 |
| Ice Cream Vendors | 170 | — | — |
| Infectious Diseases | 304 | — | — |
| Markets | 703 | — | — |
| Milk Vendors | 185 | — | — |
| Old People's Welfare | 596 | — | — |
| Outworkers | 105 | — | — |
| Pet Shops Act | 12 | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Poisons Act | 106 | — | — |
| Public Urinals | 9 | — | — |
| Rag Flock Act | 9 | — | — |
| Rats & Mice | 1,323 | 23 | 25 |
| Restaurants & Eating Houses | 283 | 5 | 1 |
| Shops Act | 87 | 2 | — |
| Smoke Observations | 139 | — | |
| Miscellaneous | 817 | 21 | 6 |
| Re-visits | 8,134 | 186 | 686 |
| No Answer | 412 | - | - |
| No. of Ineffective Visits | 20,603 | 1,058 | 974 |
| 412 | — | — | |
| Total | 20,191 | 1,058 | 974 |
During the year 410 Statutory Notices were served and 382
complied with.
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 54 |
| Food and Drugs Act, 1955 | 23 |
| L.C.C. Byelaws | 6 |
| H.B.C. Byelaws | 1 |
| Housing Act, 1957 | 2 |