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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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| Mr. Bailey | Mr. Clark | Mr. Crabtree | Mr. Fisher | Mr. Larard | Miss Charles, worth | M)6sStockwell | Miss William, son | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 862 | 1,367 | 825 | 2,879 | 601 | ... | ... | ... | 6,331 |
| iscetii.aneou:— Black smolco | 18 | 15 | 180 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 215 | |
| Rats r,nil Mice (Destruction) Act | 102 | 214 | 225 | 27 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 586 |
| Food and Drugs Act—Sampling | ... | ... | ... | 632 | ... | ... | ... | 632 | |
| Demolition of Buildings | 1 | 12 | 33 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 49 | |
| Other Inspections | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Keeping of Animals | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Periodical Inspections: Including NV.C. and yards, dust-bins, especially houses let in lodgings, and other similar dwellings | 69 | 1,491 | 469 | ... | 1,430 | 3,462 | |||
| Re-Inspections— Houses | 307 | 730 | 1,161 | 11 | 176 | ... | ... | ... | 2,385 |
| Factories | 22 | 5 | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 38 |
| Workshops | 12 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | ||
| Workplaces | 254 | 388 | 668 | 16 | 384 | ... | ... | ... | 1,690 |
| Restaurants | ... | 1 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | |
| Licensed premises | ... | ... | |||||||
| Miscellaneous | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 19 | 61 | 34 | 116 |
| isits re Infectious Diseases | 41 | 60 | 83 | 18 | 18 | 38 | 39 | 34 | 317 |
| Scabies | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 4 | 15 | |
| Verminous persons | ... | .... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | l | ||
| OtherVisits— Police Courts | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Various | 176 | 471 | 215 | 118 | 118 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1,036 |
| Total | 1,664 | 4,760 | 3,860 | 3,630 | 2,745 | 71 | 112 | 77 | 16,919 |
Notices Served.
The total number of notices served for nuisances found in dwelling houses
and factories, workshops and workplaces, and premises subject to various By-laws,
including notices requiring annual cleansing of houses let in lodgings, was
834, viz. :—
Public Health (London) Act, 1936—
| Intimation Notices | 272 |
| Statutory Notices | 46 |
| Verminous rooms | 9 |
| By-laws— | |
| Houses let in lodgings | 498 |
| Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 | 9 |
| 834 | |
|---|---|
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