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 1960
[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 | 240 |
| Houses Let in Lodging | 58 |
| Common Lodging Houses | 1 |
| Offices | 23 |
| Rag and Bone Shops | 19 |
| Drainage Work and Testing | 3,956 |
| Noise Nuisance Visits | 43 |
| Other Inspections | 690 |
| Re-inspections of above | 670 |
| Housing Acts, 1957 and 1959 | Number of Inspections |
| Houses | 102 |
| Underground Rooms | 32 |
| Overcrowding Visits | 23 |
| Re-inspections of above | 3 |
| Factories Acts, 1937—1959 | Number of Inspections |
| Power Factories | 83 |
| Re-inspections of above | 21 |
| Non-Power Factories | 7 |
| Re-inspections of above | 4 |
| Outworkers' Rooms | 5 |
| Electrical Stations and Sites of Building Operations | 144 |
| Outworkers' Registers | 1 |
| Food and Drugs Act, 1955 | Number of Inspections |
| Dairies and Milk Shops | 26 |
| Ice Cream manufacture | — |
| Ice Cream sale and storage | 13 |
| Restaurants and Kitchens | 561 |
| Bakehouses | 4 |
| Butchers' Shops | 23 |
| Fish Shops | 23 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 9 |
| Other Food Shops | 218 |
| Market Streets | 41 |
| Licensed Premises | 80 |
| Sampling | 344 |
| Unsound Food | 142 |
| Re-inspections of above | 99 |