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
Hampstead 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTION
Inspections:
Housing defects 8l6
Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1958
Loans for house purchase 154
Improvement grants 65
Housing Act, 1957
Repair of unfit houses 35
Demolition and closing orders 10
Overcrowding 39
Rent Act, 1957
Certificates of Disrepair, etc. 30
House-to-House 43
Underground rooms (other than closing orders) 54
Accumulations of refuse 166
Dustbins 55
Nuisance from trees 12
" " bonfires 26
Improper keeping of animals 6
Noise 25
Smoke (Timed observations) 162
Other nuisances 186
Re-Inspections: 6,576
Inspections:
Schools 7
Public buildings, Hospitals, etc. 7
Clubs, Institutions, etc. 9
Offices, Business premises 10
Bombed site or open space 7
Mews or Stable Yard 65
Private Roads or Passageways 16
Re-inspections: 519
Inspections:
Drainage work: Under Notice 24
Voluntary 426
Installation of Heating Apparatus 207
Housing Applications 369
Aged or Infirm Persons 207
Infectious Disease 252
Special Surveys: Smokeless Zones 5,858
Overcrowding 466
Infestations: Rodent 202
Other 405
Re-inspections: 6,589