Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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SECTION 4.
Sanitary Circumstances,
Visits made by the Sanitary Inspectors during 1951.
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936. | Number of Inspections. |
|---|---|
| Dwelling Houses | 302 |
| Houses Let in Lodgings | 270 |
| Common Lodging Houses | 7 |
| Offices | 44 |
| Rag and Bone Shops | 12 |
| Smoke Observations | 171 |
| Drainage Work and Testing | 3424 |
| Other Inspections | 1924 |
| Re-inspections of above | 2067 |
Notices Served
| Housing Acts, 1936-1949. | Number of Inspections. |
|---|---|
| Houses | 5 |
| Underground Rooms | 33 |
| Overcrowding Visits. | 104 |
| Re-inspections of above | 13 |
Factories Act, 1937
| Factories Act, 1937. | Number of Inspections. |
|---|---|
| Power Factories | 164 |
| Re-inspections of above | 93 |
| Non-Power Factories | 23 |
| Re-inspections of above | 28 |
| Outworkers' Rooms | 36 |
| Re-inspections of above | 1 |
| Outworkers Registers | 6 |
| Electrical Stations and Sites of Building Operations | 57 |
| Food and Drugs Act, 1938. | Number of Inspections. |
|---|---|
| Dairies and Milk Shops | 32 |
| Ice Cream sale and storage | 4 |
| Restaurants and Kitchens | 1072 |
| Bakehouses | 46 |
| Butchers' Shops | 188 |
| Fish Shops | 49 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 42 |
| Other Food Shops | 529 |