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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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INSPECTIONS BY SANITARY INSPECTORS
Is/ Inspections Re-inspections
Food
Food Premises (See table on next
page) 725 370
Registration of Hawkers 20 —
Milk Sampling 35 —
Ice Cream Sampling 36 —
Infectious Diseases
Notifiable Infectious Diseases 311 41
Food Poisoning 11 5
Sanitary Inspections
Complaints 1,732 5,368
Drainage 289 643
Water Tests applied 52 —
Smoke and Chemical Tests 108 —
Rodent Control 251 171
Survey (Permitted numbers) 121 3
Overcrowding conditions 5 9
Building Licences 15 —
Factories 422 —
Outworkers 226 6
Renewal of Music and Dancing
Licences 15 2
Moselle Pollution 2,558 1,216
Smoke observations 68 24
Stables and Urinals 8 2
Verminous conditions 14 4
Pests 57 15
Under Rag, Flock, etc., Act, 1951 5 —
Other reasons 435 20
Street Traders 3 —
Pet Animals Act, 1951 8 59
Massage and Special Treatment 27 —
Shops Inspections
General Inspections 1,527 417
Sunday Trading 402 —
Others
Petroleum Stores 133 47
Moselle Sewer Samples 25 —
Drainage Repairs and Reconstructions
30 245
9,674 8,667
TOTAL VISITS 18,341
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