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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 1935
[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 19,800 various
inspections and visits as set out in the following table. One inspection frequently
covers a number of different sanitary matters.
Sanitary Inspectors' and Health Visitors' Work Year, 1935.
| Mr. Bennett | Mr. Clark | Mr. Fisher | Mr. Larard | Miss Charles-worth | Miss Stockwell | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complaints received | 44 | 46 | ... | 24 | 2 | ... | 116 |
| Do. found to be justified | 44 | 46 | ... | 24 | 2 | ... | 116 |
| Inspection of Houses— | |||||||
| Dwelling-houses | 132 | 304 | 3 | 114 | 1 | ... | 554 |
| Houses let in lodgings | 284 | 293 | ... | 139 | 23 | ... | 739 |
| Common lodging-houses | 8 | 9 | ... | 11 | 5 | ... | 33 |
| Drains tested by chemical | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Do. smoke | 17 | 15 | ... | 27 | ... | ... | 59 |
| Do. water | 40 | 42 | ... | 60 | ... | ... | 132 |
| Factories— | |||||||
| Bakehouses | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 14 |
| Food preparation | 2 | ... | ... | 92 | ... | ... | 94 |
| Other | 7 | 24 | 2 | 319 | ... | ... | 352 |
| Laundties | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Workshops and Workplaces— | |||||||
| Food premises: | |||||||
| Dairies and Milkshops | 62 | 62 | 13 | 80 | ... | ... | 207 |
| Ice Cream, Manufacture | ... | 6 | ... | 30 | ... | ... | 36 |
| Do. Storage or Sale | ... | 10 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 15 |
| Slaughter-houses | ... | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 11 |
| Hotels and Restaurants | 137 | 73 | 102 | 143 | ... | ... | 455 |
| Butchers | 264 | 42 | 8 | 281 | ... | ... | 595 |
| Bakehouses | 6 | 8 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 11 |
| Fish shops | 6 | 5 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 19 |
| Fried Fish shops | 201 | 39 | 2 | 30 | ... | ... | 272 |
| Market Streets | 289 | 112 | 28 | 673 | ... | ... | 1102 |
| Licensed Premises | 3 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 9 |
| Other food shops | 145 | 21 | 10 | 104 | ... | ... | 280 |
| Merchandise Marks Act, 1926 | 173 | 67 | 4 | 71 | ... | ... | 315 |
| Other workshops | 24 | 60 | ... | 255 | 8 | ... | 347 |
| Other workplaces | 62 | 93 | 1 | 134 | 2 | ... | 292 |
| Outworkers' Registers | 14 | 41 | ... | 25 | ... | ... | 80 |
| Do. Rooms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Laundries | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Stables and Stable yards | 1 | 88 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 89 |
| Rag and Bone shops | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Offices | 7 | 1 | ... | 16 | ... | ... | 23 |
| Shops (Shops Act) | 113 | 113 | ... | 149 | 2 | ... | 377 |
| Miscellaneous— | |||||||
| Black smoke | ... | 17 | ... | 65 | ... | ... | 82 |
| Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act | 128 | 226 | ... | 64 | ... | ... | 418 |
| Food and Drugs Act—Sampling | 204 | 203 | 31 | 199 | ... | ... | 637 |
| Demolition of buildings | 6 | 13 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 22 |
| Other Inspections | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 8 |
| Keeping of Animals | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Periodical Inspections: Including W.C. and yards, dust-bins, especially houses let in lodgings, and other similar dwellings | 981 | 1,648 | ... | 2,391 | ... | ... | 5,030 |
| Inspections carried forward | 3,314 | 3,662 | 206 | 5,488 | 43 | ... | 12,713 |