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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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| 1st Inspection | Re-Inspections | |
|---|---|---|
| Food | ||
| Food Premises (See table on page 39) | 567 | 1,004 |
| Hawkers | 11 | 1 |
| Milk Sampling | 36 | - |
| Ice Cream Sampling | 6 | - |
| Infectious Diseases | ||
| Notifiable Infectious Diseases | 203 | 33 |
| Food Poisoning | 13 | - |
| Public Health Inspections | ||
| Nuisances | 1,655 | 3,975 |
| Drainage | 229 | 453 |
| Drain tests | 132 | - |
| Rodent Control | 197 | 60 |
| Overcrowding | 4 | 2 |
| Factories | 175 | 51 |
| Outworkers | 209 | I |
| Renewal of Music and Dancing Licences | 17 | 1 |
| Rivers Pollution | 1,231 | 1,049 |
| Smoke observations | 119 | 6 |
| Verminous conditions | 18 | 4 |
| Pests | 57 | 10 |
| Rag Flock premises | 1 | - |
| Certificates of Disrepair | 20 | 18 |
| Revocation of Certificates of Disrepair | 18 | 1 |
| Cinemas | 4 | - |
| Sanitary accommodation in schools | 44 | 9 |
| Campsbourne Flooding | 130 | - |
| Preliminary Surveys of Clearance Areas | 434 | - |
| Clearance Areas | 113 | 3 |
| House to House | 65 | - |
| Individual unfit houses | 8 | 3 |
| Permitted numbers | 38 | - |
| Shops Inspections | 1,097 | 894 |
| Others | ||
| Pet Animal Shops | 7 | 1 |
| Petroleum Stores | 105 | 9 |
| Fireguards | 5 | - |
| Visits to old people | 20 | 13 |