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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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SECTION 4.
Sanitary Circumstances.
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | Number of Inspections |
|---|---|
| Dwelling Houses | 462 |
| Houses Let in Lodgings | 64 |
| Common Lodging Houses | 3 |
| Offices | 43 |
| Rag and Bone Shops | 20 |
| Smoke Observations | 527 |
| Drainage Work and Testing | 3,396 |
| Other Inspections | 1,185 |
| Re-inspections of above | 884 |
| Houses | 13 |
| Underground Rooms | 7 |
| Overcrowding Visits | 35 |
| Power Factories | 63 |
| Re-inspections of above | 33 |
| Non-Power Factories | 8 |
| Re-inspections of above | 3 |
| Outworkers' Rooms | 8 |
| Electrical Stations and Sites of Building Operations | 117 |
| Outworkers' Registers | 2 |
| Dairies and Milk Shops | 18 |
| Ice Cream sale and storage | 8 |
| Restaurants and Kitchens | 927 |
| Bakehouses | 11 |
| Butchers' Shops | 50 |
| Fish Shops | 3 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 5 |
| Other Food Shops | 300 |