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 1954

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

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Houses Let in Lodgings4
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948.
Power Factories-
Food and Drugs Acts, 1938-195010
Licensed premises6
Restaurants3
Fried fish shop1

Table: Public Health (London) Act, 1936.Summary of work carried out in respect of nuisances found to exist in dwelling houses, houses let in lodgings, shops, factories, food premises, and on bombed sites:

Public Health (London) Act, 1936.

Summary of work carried out in respect of nuisances found to exist in dwelling houses, houses let in lodgings, shops, factories, food premises, and on bombed sites:

Water Supply.
Proper and sufficient supply provided3
Burst water service pipes repaired7
Cisterns cleansed, repaired or renewed1
Waterclosets.
Compartments cleansed and/or repaired13
Water supplied, flushing cistern repaired7
New W.C. pans provided4
Waterclosets unstopped1
Drainage.
Soil pipes, repaired, renewed or ventilated1
Rainwater pipes, repaired or renewed3
Drains, repaired or relaid1
Unstopped or cleansed7
Sinks.
Defective sinks renewed2
Waste pipes repaired or renewed4