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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTION
Inspections:
Housing defects 742
Loans for house purchase 184
Improvement grants 73
Housing Act, 1957. Repair of unfit houses (Sec„ 9) 29
Demolition & Closing Orders 52
Overcrowding 58
Rent Actj 1957. Certificates of Disrepair 5
House-to-House 248
Underground rooms (other than Closing Orders) 61
Accumulations of refuse 202
Dustbins 55
Nuisance from trees 15
Nuisance from bonfires 29
Improper keeping of animals 2
Noise 96
Smoke (Timed observations) 223
Other nuisances 118
Re -inspections: 6,340
Inspections:
Schools 6
Public buildings, Hospitals, etc. 4
Clubs , Institutions, etc. 4
Offices, Business premises 9
Bombed site or open space 3
Mews or Stable Yard 62
Private Roads or Passageways 71
Re -inspections: 324
Inspections:
Drainage work: Under Notice 14
Voluntary 390
Installation of Heating Apparatus 109
Housing Applications 349
Aged or Infirm Persons 278
Infectious Disease 180
Special Surveys: Smokeless Zones 8,501
Overcrowding 171
Infestations: Rodent 928
Other 307
Re -inspections: 6,220