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 for Southwark, Borough of]
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Number of complaints received | 8,577 |
Inspections: Nuisance inspections | 8,653 |
Re-inspections | 10,909 |
House-to-House | 114 |
Overcrowding | 156 |
Offensive trades | 12 |
Factories and workplaces | 564 |
Outworkers' premises | 38 |
Verminous premises and persons | 939 |
Common lodging houses | 81 |
Conveniences, public and private | 408 |
Pet animal premises | 59 |
Hairdressers and barbers | 90 |
Rent Act, 1957 | 9 |
Miscellaneous inspections | 8,324 |
Infectious diseases | 1,542 |
Infectious diseases, visits to contacts and re-inspections | 1,223 |
Drainage (new buildings): | |
Inspections | 4,723 |
Tests applied | 2,020 |
Drains constructed | 1,395 |
Drainage (existing buildings): | |
Inspections | 2,891 |
Tests applied | 929 |
Drains found defective | 130 |
Drains totally reconstructed | 125 |
Drains repaired or partially reconstructed | 465 |
Number of Register | |
Fat extractors | 2 |
Manure manufacturer | |
Skin dressers | 5 |
Fellmongers | 3 |
Glue and size manufacturer | 1 |