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
Hornsey 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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26
Verminous houses 146
Shops Acts 868
Factories, workshops and outworkers 525
Rent Restriction Act 3
Cinemas, etc. 11
Overcrowding 148
Petroleum stores 257
Rag Flock Act 4
Dairies and milkshops 44
Bakehouses 48
Slaughter-houses 124
Butchers' shops 51
Restaurant kitchens 39
Other food shops 342
Annual licences (Music and Dancing) 39
Stables 58
Piggeries 6
Conveniences 21
Smoke observations 20
Refuse tips 67
Passages 96
Allotments 8
Drainage 79
Drainage Fee tests 2
Water tests applied (new drains) 35
Smoke and chemical tests applied (old drains) 30
Drains examined under Sec. 41, Public Health Act, 1875 11
Small-pox Contacts—Visits 42
14,489
SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS
CARRIED OUT.
Drainage.
Number of houses and premises redrained 22
Repairs or amendments to existing drains 144
Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed 63