Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report of the Medical Officer of Health
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Table 9 — Summary of visits by public health inspectors
1972 | 1971 | |
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Clean Air Act | 1,586 | 1,805 |
Drainage and new developments | 10,616 | 12,631 |
Dwelling houses (general matters) | 9,742 | 13,421 |
Factories (other than building sites) | 228 | 139 |
Food and catering premises | 9,205 | 13,201 |
Hairdressers' establishments | 70 | 62 |
Infectious diseases | 470 | 1,164 |
Noise | 507 | 862 |
Offices | 770 | 1,153 |
Pigeons | 29 | 37 |
Rodent control | 547 | 770 |
Shops | 238 | 663 |
Smoke observations | 433 | 461 |
Town planning | 18 | 11 |
Vermin investigations | 100 | 331 |
Other purposes | 723 | 1,604 |
Table 10 — Statutory Notices Served
1972 | 1971 | |
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Public Health Acts, 1936 and 1961 | 367 | 476 |
Public Health (Recurring Nuisances) Act 1969 | 3 | 2 |
Clean Air Act, 1956 | — | 7 |
Greater London Council Drainage Bylaws | — | 2 |
Greater London Council Water Closet Bylaws | — | 2 |
Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1967 | 3 | 2 |
Factories Act, 1961 | — | — |
Noise Abatement Act, 1960 | 3 | 3 |
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 | 22 | 13 |
Local Bylaws: | ||
Artificial Lighting of Common Staircases | 11 | 11 |
Cleansing of Cisterns | 3 | 1 |
Bylaw No. 11 of the Westminster City Council with respect to Good Rule and Government | 1 | 1 |
Table 11 — Summary of visits by Housing Act Inspectors
1972 | 1971 | |
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Work in connection with the House Acts 1961 — 1969 | 750* | 495* |
Clearance and development area surveys | 2,421* | 1,965* |
Tenement dwellings survey | 919 | 97 |
Grant, subsidy and loan applications | 789* | 663* |
Hotel inspections | 269 | 314 |
* Includes action taken in connection with North Westminster Project