London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1949

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

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Table: Food and Drugs Act, 1938. Number of Inspections—continued.

Food and Drugs Act, 1938. Number of Inspections—continued.

Market Streets154
Licensed Premises87
Re-inspections of above707
(Restaurants and kitchens —517)
(Bakehouses — 6)
(Fish Shops —47)
(Food Shops — 45)
(Licensed Premises — 92)
Miscellaneous Inspections.
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 19337
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919463
Shops Act, 193417
Re-inspections of above52
Visits, etc., re.
Infectious Disease388
Scabies3
Aged and Infirm Persons50
Police Courts1
Verminous Persons2
Various1,859
Total14,726

Table: Notices Served.

Notices Served.

Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
Intimation Notices — 249.
Dwelling Houses75
Houses Let in Lodgings132
Offices6
Food premises21
Factories3
Block Dwellings1
Sites4
Licensed Premises7
Statutory Notices — 44.
Dwelling Houses11
Houses let in Lodgings29
Food premises2
Sites2
Housing Act, 1936.
Houses Let in Lodgings23