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Hornsey 1945

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

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SANITARY INSPECTION
The following statement of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors has been
prepared by Mr. J. H. Jesse, Chief Sanitary Inspector -
Complaints 2,496
Re-inspections 4,271
Information from builder 279
Special Inspections 593
Drainage 525
Water tests applied (new drains) 32
Smoke and Chemical tests (old drains) 82
Verminous conditions 110
Memorandum from 3orough Engineer & Surveyor 5
Overcrowding surveys 6
Surveys (Permitted Number) 2
Re-surveys (Permitted Number) 3
Notifiable Infectious Diseases 285
Scabies 47
Small-pox Contacts 40
Public Health (Aircraft) Regulations, 1938 70
Sunday Trading Inspections 273
Shops Acts 11
Butchers' shops 12
Slaughter-houses 5
Dairies and Milkshops 20
Grocers' shops 27
Bakehouses 8
Fish shops ^
Restaurant kitchens 6
Greengrocers' shops 9
Ice Cream 1
Other food shops 11
Food inspections 236
Milk Examinations 2
Offices inspected 27
Factories
22
Outworkers 2
Conveniences 3
Passages 9
Music and Dancing Licences 6
Cinemas
Petroleum Stores 124 3
River pollution 540
Rats & Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919
Salvage Sites 10
Survey of Unoccupied Houses 925
Landlord & Tenant (War Damage) Amendment Act, 1941 90
Air Raid Shelters 51
Fuel and Lighting Orders 20
Control of Building Operations Orders 3,670
14,935
11