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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 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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25
Sanitary Circumstances
of the Area
Whilst the number of complaints of sanitary nuisances was
more or less the same as last year, there was again a substantial
increase of about 3.700 in the total number of inspections and
revisits.
Approximately 150 more intimation notices were issued,
and over 600 more complied with, 200 fewer statutory notices were
served than in 1952, but 300 more were complied with.

Table: SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS (Separate statistics for certain of the following headings art given in the Housing section).

SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS (Separate statistics for certain of the following headings art given in the Housing section).

Inspections upon receipt of complaint4,299
Drainage and miscellaneous inspections2,099
Inspection of Factories570
Inspection of Outworkers167
Inspection of Common Lodging Houses43
Rehousing visits1,282
Smoke Observations182
Rodent visits (Sanitary Inspectors), Industrial premises149
,, „ ,, „ Dwellings182
Inspection of Slaughterhouses4
Inspection of Offensive Trades Premises45
Inspection and food sampling visits, shops and markets Inspection and sampling visits, Catering and Ice Cream2,225
Premises1,903
Inspection of food at Wharves and Warehouses2,018
Visits to Bakehouses118
Visits to Fried Fish Shops47
Visits to Fishmongers premises45
Revisits11,995
Miscellaneous859
Pet Animals Act and Sunday Market Inspections306