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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
Southwark 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Sanitary Circumstances
of the Area
Whilst the number of complaints of sanitary nuisances was
more or less the same as last year, there was a substantial
increase in the total number of inspections made.
This was particularly the case in connection with food and
food premises, and decreases in the number of drainage and
rehousing visits were more than offset by a much higher number
of revisits. The total figures show nearly 1,000 more inspections
than in 1951.
Fewer intimation notices were issued, but 432 more statutory
notices were served than in 1951, and 192 more complied with.
SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS
| Inspections upon receipt of complaint | 4,322 |
| Drainage and miscellaneous inspections | 1,972 |
| Inspection of Factories | 266 |
| Inspection of Outworkers | 130 |
| Inspection of Common Lodging Houses | 45 |
| Rehousing visits | 1,342 |
| Smoke Observations | 122 |
| Rodent visits (Sanitary Inspectors), Industrial premises | 144 |
| ,, ,, ,, Dwellings | 152 |
| Inspection of Slaughterhouses | 4 |
| Inspection of Offensive Trades Premises | 16 |
| Inspection and food sampling visits, shops and markets | 1,969 |
| Inspection and sampling visits, Catering and Ice Cream Premises | 2,043 |
| Inspection of food at Wharves and Warehouses | 2,413 |
| Visits to Bakehouses | 127 |
| Visits to Fried Fish Shops | 34 |
| Visits to Fishmongers premises | 19 |
| Revisits | 9,053 |
| Miscellaneous | 513 |
| Pet Animals Act and Sunday Market Inspections | 221 |