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
Islington 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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| Inspections | Revisits | |
|---|---|---|
| Coffee and dining rooms, hotel and restaurant kitchens and refreshment rooms | 1,279 | 1,047 |
| Stalls (Refreshment and Food) | 130 | 60 |
| Factories (Mechanical) | 1,235 | 1,320 |
| Factories (Non-mechanical) | 208 | 203 |
| Factories (Public Health (London) Act, 1936) | 1,228 | 1,328 |
| Fish curers | 33 | 33 |
| Fish mongers | 66 | 15 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 164 | 83 |
| Noise Nuisances | 26 | 32 |
| Outworkers | 305 | 228 |
| Provisions Shops | 286 | 183 |
| Special Inspections (Food licences) | 22 | — |
| Bakehouses (Level) | 162 | 127 |
| Confectioners | 142 | 46 |
| Food Factories | 14 | 9 |
| Fruiterers/Greengrocers | 271 | 184 |
| Markets | 4 | 3 |
| Preserved food premises | 250 | 219 |
| 5,825 | 5,120 | |
(See separate section for underground bakehouses and offensive trades.)
| (a) Factories Act, 1937. | |
| Number of contraventions found | 996 |
| Number of contraventions remedied | 1,121 |
| Notices served | 163 |
| Notices complied with | 194 |
| (b) Food and Drugs Act, 1938. | |
| Number of contraventions found | 2,115 |
| Number of contraventions remedied | 2,399 |
| Notices served | 361 |
| Notices complied with | 417 |
| (c) Public Health (London) Act, 1936. | |
| Number of contraventions found | 542 |
| Number of contraventions remedied | 736 |
| Notices served | 235 |
| Notices complied with | 264 |
| (d) Shops Act, 1950. | |
| Number of inspections under this Act | 471 |
| Number of revisits | 160 |
| Number of exemption certificates applied for | 3 |
| Number of certificates granted | 1 |
Complaints received.
Number of complaints (General) 232
Number of complaints (Home Office) 17
Factories Act, 1937.
Prescribed particulars on the administration of the Factories Act, 1937.
1.—Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections
made by Sanitary Inspectors).