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 Hornsey, Borough of]
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CONTENTS Page
SOCIAL AND ECONOMICAL STATISTICS 8
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES
Housing and Health 15
Campsbourne Clearance Area 17
Atmospheric Pollution 18
Demolition and Closing Orders 20
Water Supply 21
Inspection of Shops 22
Licensing of Pet Shops 24
Rodent Control 25
Notices Served 25
Inspection of Factories 26
Inspections by Sanitary Inspectors 27
Summary of Sanitary Improvements Effected 28
Legal Proceedings 29
FOOD
Food Handling 33
Milk Supply 34
Ice Cream 34
Bakehouses 35
Slaughterhouses 35
Education 35
Legal Proceedings 35
Food Sampling 36
Premises Classified according to Principal Trades 38
Hawkers of Food 39
Premises for the Manufacture of Preserved Foods 39
Inspection of Food Premises 39
Condemned Food 39
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Tuberculosis 41
Poliomyelitis 42
Dysentery 43
Public Health (Infectious Disease) Regulations, 1953 43
Diphtheria Immunisation 44
Laboratory Services 44
Tables:—
Notification of infectious disease by Age and Sex 46
Notification of infectious disease by Wards 47
Tuberculosis, cases on Register 48
GENERAL
Medical Examination of Staff 51
Massage and Special Treatment 51
Burial or Cremation of the Dead 51
Medical Practitioner Services 52
Ambulance Service 52
Certifying Surgeon under Factories Acts 52
Registrar of Births and Deaths 52
Public Mortuary 53
Hospital Services in Hornsey 53
Veterinary Inspections 54
Inspection of Fireguards 54
Health Education at the Civic Exhibition 55
Census 1951 56
A Note on the Death Rate 59
Welfare of Old People 60
Persons in Need of Care and Attention 64
APPENDIX REPORT OF THE AREA MEDICAL OFFICER 67
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