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Holborn 1929

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

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The question as to the best type of dust collecting vehicle is being borne in
mind; to secure first hand information for the Council the Mayor and Medical
Officer have arranged to visit cities on the Continent.
Removal of Manure.
The removal of manure from the various mews in the Borough was
satisfactorily carried out during the year. Again no complaint was received.
Sanitary Inspection of the District, including Premises and Occupations which can be
controlled by By-Laws and Regulations.
In addition to my inspections, the Sanitary Inspectors made 20,052 various
inspections and visits as set out in the following table Each inspection frequently
covers a number of different sanitary matters.

Table: Sanitary Inspectors' and Health Visitors' Work Year, 1929.

Sanitary Inspectors' and Health Visitors' Work Year, 1929.

Mr. BennettMr. ClarkMr. LarardMiss CharleswortMiss StockwellMr. WoodTotal
Complaints received422640......8122
Do. found to be justified422646......8122
Inspection of Houses —
Dwelling-houses5619377......22318
Houses let in lodgings32341623621...81,037
Common lodging-houses2213.........26
Schools.....................
Drains tested by water......2.........2
Drains tested by smoke...31.........4
Re underground rooms2...............2
„ Kent (Restriction) Act.....................
,, New Buildings11............2
Factories—
Bakehouses158............23
Food preparation (other than above)1...51.........52
Other4850212.........310
Workshops and Workplaces—
Food premises:
Dairies and Milkshops8181.........27
Ice Cream, Manufacture...8134.........142
Do. Storage or Sale...114.........15
Slaughter-houses...5............5
Hotels and Restaurants4327126.........201
Butchers34011292.........613
Bakehouses745.........16
Fish shops52412.........68
Fried Fish shops206517.........228
Market Streets30868517.........893
Licensed Premises......1.........1
Other food shops2106651.........327
Other workshops719815137......357
Other workplaces858876.........249
Outworkers' Registers194254.........115
Stable and Stable yards4040............80
Rag and Bone shops645............69
Outworkers' rooms †...3............3
Offices9781......25
Inspections carried forward1,9351.2122.03162...305,270

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† All outworkers' rooms in houses iet in lodgings (these comprise the larger majority), have
been inspected but the visits have been counted under inspections of houses let in lodgings