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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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SECTION 4.
Sanitary Circumstances.
Visits made by the Public Health Inspectors during 1956.
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | Number of Inspections |
|---|---|
| Dwelling Houses | 621 |
| Houses Let in Lodgings | 143 |
| Common Lodging Houses | 3 |
| Offices | 109 |
| Rag and Bone Shops | 30 |
| Smoke Observations | 422 |
| Drainage Work and Testing | 3,882 |
| Other Inspections | 1,242 |
| Re-inspections of above | 1,032 |
| Housing Acts, 1936-1954 | Number of Inspections |
| Houses | 26 |
| Underground Rooms | 15 |
| Overcrowding Visits | 50 |
| Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948 | Number of Inspections |
| Power Factories | 66 |
| Re-inspections of above | 49 |
| Non-Power Factories | 10 |
| Re-inspections of above | 5 |
| Outworkers' Rooms | 12 |
| Electrical Stations and Sites of Building Operations | 224 |
| Outworkers' Registers | 1 |
| Food and Drugs Act, 1955 | Number of Inspections |
| Dairies and Milk Shops | 28 |
| Ice Cream sale and storage | 15 |
| Restaurants and Kitchens | 1,027 |
| Bakehouses | 30 |
| Butchers' Shops | 57 |
| Fish Shops | — |
| Fried Fish Shops | 10 |
| Other Food Shops | 309 |