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 1952.
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936. | Number of Inspections. |
|---|---|
| Dwelling Houses | 320 |
| Houses Let in Lodgings | 478 |
| Common Lodging Houses | 6 |
| Offices | 37 |
| Rag and Bone Shops | 17 |
| Smoke Observations | 202 |
| Drainage Work and Testing | 3192 |
| Other Inspections | 2071 |
| Re-inspections of above | 2086 |
| Houses | 2 |
| Underground Rooms | 18 |
| Overcrowding Visits | 111 |
| Power Factories | 150 |
| Re-inspections of above | 123 |
| Non-Power Factories | 36 |
| Re-inspections of above | 43 |
| Outworkers' Rooms | 17 |
| Electrical Stations and Sites of Building Operations | 54 |
| Dairies and Milk Shops | 19 |
| Ice Cream sale and storage | 7 |
| Restaurants and Kitchens | 1051 |
| Bakehouses | 35 |
| Butchers' Shops | 174 |
| Fish Shops | 45 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 55 |
| Other Food Shops | 526 |