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Holborn 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE BOROUGH.
Removal of Offal.
No breach of the by-laws made by the London County Council was recorded
during the year.
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 16,919 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, 1937.
| Mr. Bailey | Mr. Clark | Mr.Crabtree | Mr. Fisher | Mr. Larard | m1shCharlesworlli | MissStockwell | Miss Williamson | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complaints received | 52 | 58 | 41 | 1 | 35 | ... | ... | ... | 190 |
| Do. found to be justified | 51 | 57 | 41 | 1 | 33 | ... | .. | ... | 183 |
| Inspection of Houses — | |||||||||
| Dwelling-houses | 274 | £57 | 273 | 5 | 100 | ... | ... | ... | 1,209 |
| Houses let in lodgings | 128 | 362 | 290 | 5 | 86 | ... | ... | ... | 871 |
| Common lodging-houses | ... | 8 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | IS | |
| Drains tested by chemical | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Do. smoke | 28 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 45 | ||
| Do. air | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | |
| Do. water | 17 | 71 | 62 | 3 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | m |
| Underground rooms | 6 | 21 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 45 | ||
| FACTORIES —. | |||||||||
| Bakehouses | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | |
| Food preparation | ... | ... | ... | 86 | ... | ... | 3fi | ||
| Other | 46 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 133 | ... | ... | 213 | |
| Laundries | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| workshops and workplaces — Food premises: | |||||||||
| Dairies and Milkshops | ... | 1 | ... | 334 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 336 |
| Ice Cream, Manufacture | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Do. Storage or Sale | ... | ... | 1 | 67 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 69 |
| Slaughter-houses | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Hotels and Restaurants | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1,041 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 1,072 |
| Butchers | 1 | ... | ... | 251 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 252 |
| Bakehouses | ... | .... | ... | 26 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fish shops | 1 | ... | 1 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 |
| Fried Fish shops | ... | l | ... | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40 |
| Market Streets | 9 | 24| | 27 | 167 | 36 | ... | ... | ... | 263 |
| Licensed Premises | ... | 1 | ... | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 |
| Other food shops | 2 | ... | 2 | 671 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 680 |
| Merchandise Marks Act. | ... | ... | ... | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 |
| Other workshops | 28 | 63 | 19 | ... | 101 | ... | ... | ... | 211 |
| Other workplaces | 97 | 111 | 91 | 4 | 66 | ... | ... | ... | 369 |
| Outworkers' Registers | 27 | 42 | 13 | ... | 27 | ... | ... | ... | 109 |
| Do. Rooms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... | ... |
| Laundries | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Stables and Stable yards | ... | 3 | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Rag and Bone shops | ... | 1 | 6 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | .. | 14 |
| Offices | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
| Shops (Shops Act) | 3 | 53 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44 |
| Pharmacy and Poisons | ... | ... | ... | 102 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 102 |
| Inspections carried forward | 662 | 1,367 | 825 | 2,879 | 601 | ... | ... | ... | 6,334 |