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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
FOR THE AREA
(Section B).
The only addition to the General Health services of the Borough
during 1943 was the Alexandra Maternity Home, Muswell Hill,
further particulars of which are given in the Section on Maternity and
Child Welfare Services.
The normal hospital, clinic, ambulance, laboratory and nursing
services were all maintained as in pre-war years.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
(Section C).
SANITARY INSPECTION.
The following statement of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors has been prepared by Mr. Henry Eastwood, Chief Sanitary Inspector:
| Complaints | 1,237 |
| Re-inspections | 4,447 |
| Information from builder | 169 |
| Special Inspections | 298 |
| Drainage | 136 |
| Water tests applied (new drains) | 27 |
| Smoke and Chemical tests (old drains) | 51 |
| Fee Tests | 2 |
| Verminous houses | 89 |
| Pests | 64 |
| Overcrowding surveys | 17 |
| Offices (Workplaces) | 3 |
| Notifiable Infectious Diseases | 400 |
| Scabies | 247 |
| Small-pox Contacts | - |
| Typhoid | 2 |
| Sunday Trading Inspections | 234 |
| Shops Acts | 66 |
| Cooked Meat Shops | 2 |
| Butchers' shops | 43 |
| Slaughter-houses | 222 |
| Dairies and Milkshops | 15 |
| Grocers' shops | 131 |
| Bakehouses | 18 |
| Fish shops | 15 |
| Restaurant kitchens | 34 |
| Greengrocers' shops | 5 |
| Other food shops | 6 |
| Food Inspections | 206 |
| Milk Surveys | |
| Rat Infestation Order | 43 |
| Factories and outworkers | 109 |
| Conveniences | 4 |
| Passages | |
| Young Persons Act | |
| Piggeries | 25 |
| Petroleum Stores | 30 |
| Smoke observations | - |
| Surveys (P.N.) | 1 |
| Re-Surveys (P.N.) | 1 |
| Memo. B.E. & S. | 25 |