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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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INSPECTIONS BY PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS
1st Inspection Re-inspections
Food
Food Premises (See table on
page 38)
Hawkers 5 .
Street Traders . .
Milk Sampling . .
Ice Cream Sampling 6 .
Infectious Diseases
Notifiable Infectious Diseases 185 33
Food Poisoning 9 1
Infectious Disease Contacts 35 4
Smallpox Contacts . .
Public Health Inspections
Nuisances 1348 1922
Drainage 56 480
Drain tests 65 .
Rodent Control 44 23
Overcrowding 4 5
Factories 98 85
Outworkers 81 .
Renewal of Music and Dancing Licences 18 .
Rivers Pollution 555 575
Smoke observations 59 25
Verminous conditions 16 2
Pests 42 4
Certificates of Disrepair 30 28
Revocation of Certificates of Disrepair 8 2
Hairdressers' Shops 6 .
Housing Act Inspections
House to House 807 183
Permitted numbers 48 3
Shops Inspections 269 11
Others
Pet Animal Shops 6 1
Petroleum Stores 147 105
Fireguards 6 .
Visits to old people 14 9
School Survey 10
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