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 1962

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

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Table: PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTION

PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTION

Inspections:-
Housing defects704
Loans for house purchase192
Improvement grants63
Housing Act, 1957. Repair of unfit houses (Sec. 9)8
Demolition & Closing Orders6
Overcrowding54
Housing Act, 1961. Houses in multi-occupation149
Rent Act, 1957. Certificates of Disrepair3
House-to-House145
Underground rooms (other than Closing Orders)54
Accumulations of refuse174
Dustbins41
Nuisance from trees8
Nuisance from bonfires34
Improper keeping of animals4
Noise35
Smoke (Timed observations)130
Other nuisances110
Re-inspections:4,881
Inspection:
Schools12
Public Buildings, Hospitals, etc.3
Clubs, Institutions, etc.2
Offices, Business premises3
Bombed site or open space8
Mews or Stable Yard63
Private Roads or Passageways74
Re-inspections:305
Inspections:
Drainage work: Under Notice17
Voluntary309
Installation of Heating Apparatus36
Housing Applications339
Aged or Infirm Persons133
Infectious Disease296
Special Survey: Smokeless Zones11,001
Infestations: Rodent1,076
Other210
Re-inspections:4,002