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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
Holborn 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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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 19,604 various
inspections and visits as set out in the following table Each inspection frequently
covers a number of different sanitary matters.
| Mr. Bennett | Mr. Clark | Mr. Larard | Miss Charles-worth | Miss Stockwell | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complaints received | 33 | 52 | 40 | ... | ... | 125 |
| Do. found to be justified | 33 | 52 | 40 | ... | ... | 125 |
| Inspection of Houses— | ||||||
| Dwelling-houses | 87 | 198 | 84 | ... | ... | 369 |
| Houses let in lodgings | 315 | 308 | 113 | 40 | ... | 776 |
| Common lodging-houses | 15 | 13 | 2 | ... | ... | 30 |
| Drains tested by chemicals | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Drains tested by water | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Drains tested by smoke | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| ,, Rent (Restriction) Act | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| „ New Buildings | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Factories— | ||||||
| Bakehouses | 18 | 25 | 4 | ... | ... | 47 |
| Food preparation (other than above) | 9 | ... | 73 | ... | ... | 82 |
| Other | 73 | 80 | 267 | 8 | ... | 428 |
| Workshops and Workplaces— | ||||||
| Food premises: | ||||||
| Dairies and Milkshops | 43 | 49 | 35 | ... | ... | 127 |
| Ice Cream, Manufacture | .. | 7 | 39 | ... | 46 | |
| Do. Storage or Sale | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 |
| Slaughter-houses | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Hotels and Restaurants | 157 | 119 | 229 | ... | ... | 505 |
| Butchers | 326 | 27 | 339 | ... | ... | 692 |
| Bakehouses | 10 | 8 | 4 | ... | 22 | |
| Fish shops | 29 | 17 | 6 | ... | ... | 52 |
| Fried Fish shops | 207 | 27 | 27 | ... | ... | 261 |
| Market Streets | 318 | 55 | 564 | ... | ... | 927 |
| Licensed Premises | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Other food shops | 358 | 190 | 152 | ... | ... | 700 |
| Other workshops | 145 | 165 | 284 | 57 | ... | 601 |
| Other workplaces | 105 | 107 | 68 | ... | ... | 280 |
| Outworkers' Registers | 7 | 39 | 51 | ... | ... | 97 |
| Stable and Stable yards | 36 | 65 | ... | ... | 101 | |
| Bag and Bone shops | 31 | 12 | ... | ... | 43 | |
| Outworkers' rooms † | 14 | 19 | 11 | ... | ... | 44 |
| Offices | 6 | 6 | 9 | ... | ... | 21 |
| Miscellaneous— | ||||||
| Black smoke | 77 | 82 | 106 | ... | ... | 265 |
| Dust, Special Inspections | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 |
| Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act | 68 | 193 | 68 | ... | ... | 329 |
| Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, sampling | 193 | 191 | 210 | ... | ... | 594 |
| Demolition of buildings | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 8 | |
| Other Inspections | ... | 2 | ... | l | 14 | 17 |
| Keeping of Animals | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Periodical Inspections: | ||||||
| Includes W.C. and yards, dustbins, especially houses let in lodgings, and other suitable buildings | 1,399 | 2,112 | 2,340 | ... | .. | 5,851 |
| Inspections carried forward | 4,056 | 4,141 | 5,035 | 106 | 14 | 13,352 |
† All outworkers' rooms in houses let in lodgings (these comprise the larger majority), have
been inspected but the visits have been counted under inspections of houses let in lodgings.